Open AccessA Study of the Prevalence of Cytotoxic and Non‐Cytotoxic Klebsiella oxytoca Fecal Colonization in Two Patient Populations
Author(s) -
Stephen A. Smith,
Sarah J. Campbell,
Duncan Webster,
Michael D. Curley,
Desmond Leddin,
Kevin R. Forward
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2009/913895
Subject(s) - klebsiella oxytoca , microbiology and biotechnology , feces , ampicillin , medicine , antibiotics , biology , escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , biochemistry , gene
Klebsiella oxytoca is a cause of antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis. Few reports of the occurrence of K oxytoca within stool exist and there is no gold standard method for its isolation.
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