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WHAT IS IT?
Proteus mirabilis is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria.
CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS
MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS
TRANSMISSION
CONDITIONS CAUSED
Urinary tract infection
Nephrolithiasis: especially stones made from magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvate)
TREATMENT
Penicillinase-sensitive penicillins: Amoxicillin, ampicillin; aminopenicillins
OTHER HY FACTS
Associated with struvate stones
Page Updated: 04.17.2017