Klebsiella oxytoca and Emerging Nosocomial Infections

Curr Microbiol. 2021 Apr;78(4):1115-1123. doi: 10.1007/s00284-021-02402-2. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Abstract

Klebsiella oxytoca is rising as a significant opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial infections in neonates as well as adults. This pathogen's prevalence varies from 2 to 24%, but outbreaks of infections due to multidrug-resistant strains can be fatal in immunocompromised individuals with comorbidities. Klebsiella oxytoca is responsible for a wide range of ailments from colitis to infective endocarditis, other than the common urinary and respiratory tract infections. The microbe's pathogenicity has been attributed to cytotoxins' production- Tilivalline and Tilimycin, in some intestinal disorders. Klebsiella oxytoca is reported to be resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. Here, we have tried to showcase a brief overview of the emergence of Klebsiella oxytoca in healthcare facilities and the nature of resistance in this species of Klebsiella.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Toxins*
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Klebsiella
  • Klebsiella Infections* / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella oxytoca / genetics
  • Pyrroles

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Pyrroles
  • tilimycin
  • Benzodiazepines