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Gram-negative bacillus
Oxidase negative, urease positive
Part of the flora of the urinary and genital tracts as well as gastrointestinal tract
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==
-==Microbiology==
+===Microbiology===
-* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
-* Oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]], urease [[Urease::positive]]
+*[[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
+*Oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]], urease [[Urease::positive]]
-* Part of the flora of the urinary and genital tracts as well as gastrointestinal tract
+*Part of the flora of the urinary and genital tracts as well as gastrointestinal tract
+*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==
-* [[Causes::Urinary tract infection]]
+*[[Causes::Urinary tract infection]]
-** Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause [[struvite stones]]
+**Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause [[struvite stones]]
-* Wound infections
+*Wound infections
-* [[Causes::Pneumonia]]
-* [[Causes::Bacteremia]]
+*[[Causes::Pneumonia]]
+*[[Causes::Bacteremia]]
 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Proteus'' species}}