II. Definitions
- Anaerobic Bacteria
- Bacteria that do not require oxygen to grow or respirate
- Anaerobes normally colonize the mouth, GI Tract and skin of healthy patients
- Anaerobes penetrate tissue with poor oxygenation, forming abscesses, and producing foul-smelling gas
- Anaerobic infections are often with mixed Gram Positive and Gram Negative organisms
III. Causes
- Actinomyces
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Clostridioides difficile
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium tetani
- Fusobacterium
- Peptostreptococcus
- Prevotella Melaninogenica
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Definition (CSP) | see RTs for specific organisms. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D001421 |
SnomedCT | 59343002 |
English | Anaerobic Bacteria, Bacteria, Anaerobic, BACT ANAEROBIC, ANAEROBIC BACT, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacterium, anaerobes, Anaerobe, Anaerobic bacteria, Anaerobic bacterium, Anaerobic bacteria (organism) |
French | Bactéries anaérobies |
Swedish | Bakterier, anaeroba |
Czech | baktérie anaerobní |
Finnish | Anaerobiset bakteerit |
Russian | ANAEROBNYE BAKTERII, BAKTERII ANAEROBNYE, АНАЭРОБНЫЕ БАКТЕРИИ, БАКТЕРИИ АНАЭРОБНЫЕ |
Croatian | BAKTERIJE, ANAEROBNE |
Polish | Bakterie beztlenowe, Beztlenowce, Anaeroby |
Japanese | 嫌気性細菌, 嫌気性菌, 細菌-嫌気性 |
Norwegian | Anaerobe bakterier |
Spanish | bacteria anaerobia (organismo), bacteria anaerobia, bacterias anaerobias (organismo), bacterias anaerobias, Bacterias Anaerobias |
German | Anaerobe Bakterien, Anaerobier, Bakterien, anaerobe |
Italian | Batteri anaerobi |
Dutch | Anaërobe bacteriën, Bacterie, anaërobe, Bacteriën, anaërobe |
Portuguese | Bactérias Anaeróbias |