Case Report

A Case Report and Literature Review of Clostridium difficile Negative Antibiotic Associated Hemorrhagic Colitis Caused by Klebsiella oxytoca

Table 1

Literature review of case reports of colitis secondary to Klebsiella oxytoca.

AuthorYear and LocationPatient Age and GenderPresenting symptomsAntibiotic prior to presentationNSAID use prior to presen- tationDuration of Abx prior to sxEndo- scopic location of diseaseTime to reso- lution of sxTreatment

Koga et al. [6]1999 Japan37 y/o FemaleBloody diarrhea and abdominal painTosu- floxacin tosylate 450 mgnone5 days∗Entire colon excluding rectum2 weeksHydration and Loperamide

Koga et al. [6]1999 Japan46 y/o MaleBloody diarrhea and abdominal painEnoxacinnone7 days∗Right sided3 weeksSupportive

Koga et al. [6]1999 Japan37 y/o MaleBloody diarrheaLevo- floxacin 300 mgnone7 days∗Transverse to sigmoid3 weeksSupportive

Chen, Cachay, and Hunt [7]2004 San Diego, CA79 y/o MaleDiarrhea, abdominal pain, hemato- chezianoneAspirinnoneSigmoid colon2 weeksCipro- floxacin

Philbrick, Ernst [8]2007 Iowa63 y/o MaleWatery diarrhea and BRBPRAmoxicillin 500 mg q8hIbuprofen 800mg q8h5 daysAscending to descending colon1 weekMetro- nidazole and Levo- floxacin

Miyauchi, Kinoshita, Tokuda [9]2013 Japan67 y/o FemaleMucobloody diarrhea and abdominal painClarithro- mycin 200 mg q12hnone5 daysRight sidedNot specifiedSupportive

Sweetser, Schroede, Pardi [10]2009 Rochester, MN67 y/o FemaleWatery diarrheaPeri- operative abxnone3 daysSigmoid colon4 daysSupportive

Kazuyuki et al. [11]2017 Japan65 y/o FemaleAbdominal pain and hemato- cheziaAmoxicillin 1500 mg and Metro- nidazole 500 mgnone1 dayTransverse colon6 daysBowel rest and prednisolone

Akanbi et al.[12]2017 Chicago, IL85 y/o FemaleAbdominal pain and muco- bloody diarrheaAmoxicillin - clavulanic acidnone5 daysDeclined colon- oscopy5 daysSupportive care

Symptoms did not start until ~3-4 weeks after antibiotic cessation.
Q8h, every 8 hours; q12h, every 12 hours; BRBPR, bright red blood per rectum; abx, antibiotics; ASA, aspirin; sx, symptoms; y/o, years old.