II. Pathophysiology
- Enterobacter are facultatively anaerobic, highly motile, gas forming, Gram-negative rods in Enterobacteriaceae family
- Grouped with ESP Gram Negative Bacteria (Enterobacter, Serratia, Providencia)
- Colonizer of the normal human intestinal tract, and found in animal feces, sewage, soil, water, and dairy products
- Of the 22 identified Enterobacter species, only some are known to cause disease in humans
- Virulence factors
- Peritrichous flagella allows for high motility
- Increasing Antibiotic Resistance (including Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae)
III. Risk Factors
- Immunocompromised State (e.g. Diabetes Mellitus, Chemotherapy)
- Invasive medical devices
IV. Associated Conditions
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Nosocomial Infection
- Respiratory tract infections
- Urinary Tract Infections (esp. CAUTI)
- Surgical Wound Infections
- Uncommon cause of community acquired infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Upper Respiratory Infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Endocarditis
- Soft tissue infections
V. Resources
- Enterobacter Infections (StatPearls)
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| Definition (MSH) | Gram-negative gas-producing rods found in feces of humans and other animals, sewage, soil, water, and dairy products. |
| Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Enterobacter genus level. |
| Definition (NCI) | A genus of Gram-negative, motile, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria with peritrichous flagella in the phylum Proteobacteria. |
| Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
| MSH | D004754 |
| SnomedCT | 58683007 |
| English | Cloaca, Enterobacter, Enterobacter species, Enterobacter (organism), Genus Enterobacter (organism), Genus Enterobacter, aerobacter, cloaca, enterobacter, Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960, ENTEROBACTER, Aerobacter, Aerobacter, NOS, Enterobacter, NOS |
| French | Aerobacter, Enterobacter |
| Swedish | Enterobacter |
| Spanish | género Enterobacter (organismo), género Enterobacter, Enterobacter (organismo), Enterobacter |
| Czech | Enterobacter |
| Finnish | Enterobakteeri |
| Italian | Aerobacter, Enterobacter |
| Russian | ENTEROBAKTER, AEROBACTER, ENTEROBACTER, ЭНТЕРОБАКТЕР |
| Croatian | ENTEROBAKTER |
| Polish | Enterobacter |
| Norwegian | Enterobacter |
| German | Aerobacter, Enterobacter |
| Dutch | Enterobacter, Aërobacter |
| Portuguese | Enterobacter |
