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

Latest revision as of 12:44, 25 January 2022

Background

Microbiology

Clinical Manifestations