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This 3 page paper looks at proteus vulgaris a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family of gram-negative bacilli. The paper outlines causes of infection, symptoms and results of infection as well as treatments. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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serious infections. The bacilli are part of the usual intestinal flora within the human intestinal tract (Endimiani et al, 2005). Proteus can also be found in a range of other
environments including hospitals and long term care facilities. When considering the potential of outbreaks it can be noted that it is not unusual for there to be found colonies
of the gram-negative bacilli within a hospital setting on patients and staff on skin and within oral mucus. The majority of Proteus infections will have their origins in these sources.
Of the Proteus 90% of resulting infections are Proteus mirabilis, the remaining 10% are made up of Proteus vulgaris and Proteus penneri. Due to the potential seriousness of
the impact that a Proteus vulgaris infections can have on a patient in an acute care facility it is important that the risk and treatment are understood in order to
limit exposure m identify risk factors and manage treatment. Proteus organisms can cause the presentation of gram-negative endotoxin-induced sepsis, if not treated promptly the result of this is SIRS (systemic
inflammatory response syndrome), which has a mortality rate of between 20% and 50% dependant on a range of factors (Yah et al, 2007). Increased risk to the bacilli is found
in patients which have suffered from redcurrant infections, those with urethral instrumentation or those who have urinary tract abnormalities as well as those who have already suffered a Proteus infection
(Enabulele et al, 2007). The infection is one which can be long lived as the bacilli is able to manage its environment with the production of urease and its hydrolyzing
of urea to alkalinize urine making the environment one in which it can survive. The result of this is the precipitation of inorganic and organic compounds where struvite stone formation
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