Proteus mirabilis infection

Definition:

Proteus mirabilis is a motile gram-negative bacterium within the Enterobacteriaceae, that inhabits the environment. It causes a number of infections including those of the skin, respiratory tract, wounds, and urinary tract. Pyelonephritis caused by the bacterium primarily affects individuals with indwelling catheters or structural abnormalities of the urinary tract.

References:

[1]. Barbara W Trautner, et al. Management of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;23(1):76-82. [Content Brief]

[2]. C Coker, et al. Pathogenesis of Proteus mirabilis urinary tract infection. Microbes Infect. 2000 Oct;2(12):1497-505. [Content Brief]

[3]. Lindsay E Nicolle, et al. Catheter-related urinary tract infection. Drugs Aging. 2005;22(8):627-39. [Content Brief]

[4]. S M Jacobsen, et al. Complicated catheter-associated urinary tract infections due to Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 Jan;21(1):26-59. [Content Brief]

[5]. Sandra M Jacobsen, et al. Proteus mirabilis biofilms and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Virulence. 2011 Sep-Oct;2(5):460-5. [Content Brief]

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