A 58-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with acute exacerbation manifesting as fever, purulent sputum, and respiratory distress. Gram stain of sputum shows gram-negative bacilli with a mucoid appearance. Culture on MacConkey agar yields non-lactose fermenting, oxidase-positive colonies. Which organism is most likely responsible for this infection?

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