Klebsiella
Gram negative rod
facultative anaerobe (i.e. can live without oxygen but it's not toxic)
oxidase negative
respiratory tract commensal (10%)
- Urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis
- (ventilator-associated) pneumonia
- Neonatal meningitis
More at risk:
diabetes, alcohol misuse and all the usual risk factors that lend to bad outcomes