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- Klebsiella oxytoca is a harmful, gram-negative bacterium that typically lives in the intestines and can lead to infections like antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis in humans.
- The case discussed involves colitis triggered by toxin-producing strains of K. oxytoca that developed in a patient experiencing chronic diarrhea.
- The condition was successfully treated through a procedure known as fecal microbiota transplant, which involves transferring healthy gut bacteria to restore balance.
Article Abstract
Klebsiella oxytoca is a gram-negative bacterium found in fecal microbiota and known to cause several infections in humans, including antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis. We present here a case of colitis caused by K. oxytoca toxin-producing strains that evolved in chronic diarrhea successfully treated by fecal microbiota transplant.
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