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==Background==
===Microbiology===

*Genus of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus|bacilli]] that are oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]] and urease [[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]]

==Clinical Manifestations==

*[[Causes::Urinary tract infection]]
**Urease produces alkaline environment that can cause [[struvite stones]]
*Wound infections
*[[Causes::Pneumonia]]
*[[Causes::Bacteremia]]

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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]