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== Organisms ==
 
== Organisms ==
   
* ''Serratia'' spp.
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* [[Serratia species]]
* ''Providencia''
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* [[Providencia]]
* Indole-positive ''Proteae'' (e.g. ''Proteus vulgaris'', but not ''Proteus mirabilis'')
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* Indole-positive [[Proteus species]] (e.g. [[Proteus vulgaris]], but not [[Proteus mirabilis]])
* ''Citrobacter'' spp.
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* [[Citrobacter species]]
** ''C. koseri'' does ''not'' have an AmpC
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** [[C. koseri]] does ''not'' have an AmpC
* ''Enterobacter cloacae''
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* [[Enterobacter cloacae]]
   
 
Also:
 
Also:
   
* ''Hafnia alvei''
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* [[Hafnia alvei]]
* ''Acinetobacter'', though not inducible or AmpC (merely very resistant_
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* [[Acinetobacter]], though not inducible or AmpC (merely very resistant_
* ''Morganella morganii''
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* [[Morganella morganii]]
* ''Cronobacter''
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* [[Cronobacter]]
* ''Edwardsiella''
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* [[Edwardsiella]]
   
 
== Treatment ==
 
== Treatment ==

Revision as of 16:33, 28 September 2019

Definition

  • Gram-negative bacteria with inducible or derepressable beta-lactamases, primarily chromosomal AmpC

Organisms

Also:

Treatment

  • Not penicillins or cephalosporins, as resistance will develop within a few days
  • Carbapenems still work, as do aminoglycosides

Further Reading