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Proteus mirabilis is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It shows swarming motility and urease activity. P. mirabilis causes 90% of all Proteus infections in humans. It is widely distributed in soil and water. [ 1 ]Proteus mirabilis can migrate across the surface of solid media or devices using a type of cooperative ...
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract. [ 1 ] Lower urinary tract infections may involve the bladder (cystitis) or urethra (urethritis) while upper urinary tract infections affect the kidney (pyelonephritis). [ 10 ] Symptoms from a lower urinary tract infection include suprapubic pain, painful ...
Morganella morganii is a species of Gram-negative bacteria. [ 2 ] It has a commensal relationship within the intestinal tracts of humans, mammals, and reptiles as normal flora. [ 2 ] Although M. morganii has a wide distribution, it is considered an uncommon cause of community-acquired infection, and it is most often encountered in postoperative ...
Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in urine. [ 1 ] Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. [ 3 ] Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium found. [ 1 ] People without symptoms should generally not be ...
Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. [ 3 ] Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. [ 2 ] Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. [ 2 ] Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure.
Klebsiella aerogenes, [2] previously known as Enterobacter aerogenes, is a Gram-negative, oxidase -negative, catalase -positive, citrate -positive, indole -negative, rod-shaped bacterium. [3] Capable of motility via peritrichous flagella, [4] the bacterium is approximately 1–3 microns in length. Klebsiella aerogenes is a nosocomial ...
Cedecea species 012 (also known as Cedecea species 5) Cedecea is a genus of extremely rare bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. [1] The name of this genus was derived from CDC, the abbreviation for the Centers for Disease Control where the initial members of this genus were discovered. [2] This genus resembles no other group of ...
Granulicatella adiacens is a fastidious Gram-positive cocci (pairs, chains) and is part of the nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS). [2][3][4] Like other constituents of the NVS, it can cause bacteremia and infective endocarditis (IE), with significant morbidity and mortality. [4][2] NVS has less often been implicated in a variety of other ...