Enterobacter
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| Enterobacter cloacae on Tryptic Soy Broth agar. | |
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| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Enterobacter Hormaeche & Edwards 1960 |
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E. aerogenes |
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Cloaca Castellani & Chalmers, 1919 |
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Enterobacter is a genus of common Gram-negative, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Several strains of the these bacteria are pathogenic and cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised (usually hospitalized) hosts and in those who are on mechanical ventilation. The urinary and respiratory tract are the most common sites of infection. It is also a fecal coliform, along with Escherichia.
Two clinically-important species from this genus are E. aerogenes and E. cloacae.
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[edit] Diagnosis
Its laboratory characteristics are lactose positive, indole negative and urease negative.[1]
[edit] Treatment
1. Fourth generation of cephalosporin,a β-lactam antibiotic Cefepime 2. Imipenem (carbapenems) is of choice in enterobacter treatment. 3. Aminoglycosides such as amikacin have been found very effective as well.[1] 4. Quinolones are an effective alternative.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Russo Thomas A, Johnson James R, "Chapter 143. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacilli" (Chapter). Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e: http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=2894446.
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