Proteus: Difference between revisions

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Genus of Gram-negative bacilli that are oxidase negative and urease positive
Part of the flora of the urinary and genital tracts as well as gastrointestinal tract
Species of medical importance include Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, and Proteus penneri
Intrinsically resistant to tetracyclines, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, and colistin
- Proteus penneri and Proteus vulgaris are also intrinsically resistant to ampicillin, and first- and second-generation cephalosporins

Urinary tract infection
- Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause struvite stones
Wound infections
Pneumonia
Bacteremia

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+==Background==
-= ''Proteus'' spp. =
+===Microbiology===
+*Genus of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus|bacilli]] that are oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]] and urease [[Urease::positive]]
-== Identification ==
+*Part of the flora of the urinary and genital tracts as well as gastrointestinal tract
+*Species of medical importance include [[Proteus mirabilis]], [[Proteus vulgaris]], and [[Proteus penneri]]
+*Intrinsically resistant to [[tetracyclines]], [[tigecycline]], [[nitrofurantoin]], and [[colistin]]
+**[[Proteus penneri]] and [[Proteus vulgaris]] are also intrinsically resistant to [[ampicillin]], and first- and second-generation [[cephalosporins]]
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-* Gram-negative bacilli
-* Oxidase negative, urease positive
+*[[Causes::Urinary tract infection]]
-== Typical Locations ==
+**Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause [[struvite stones]]
+*Wound infections
+*[[Causes::Pneumonia]]
+*[[Causes::Bacteremia]]
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Proteus''}}
-* Urinary tract
+[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]
-* Gastrointestinal tract
-* Vagina
-== Common Infections ==
-* Urinary tract infections
-** Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause struvite stones
-* Wound infections
-* Pneumonia
-* Bacteremia