Clinical characteristics and outcome of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter cloacaeand Klebsiella aerogenes: more similarities than differences

•Enterobacter aerogenes has been reclassified as Klebsiella aerogenes.•Bacteraemia caused by K. aerogenes or Enterobacter cloacae did not show clinical differences.•Patients with E. cloacae had more co-morbidities; those with K. aerogenes received more antibiotics.•Susceptibility to antibiotics was similar for both species.