| H01067 | |
| H number | H01067 |
| Name | Proteus mirabilis infection |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Proteus mirabilis [GN:pmr pmib] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | MeSH: D011512 |
| Reference | PMID:21921687 AUTHORS Jacobsen SM, Shirtliff ME TITLE Proteus mirabilis biofilms and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. JOURNAL Virulence 2:460-5 (2011) DOI:10.4161/viru.2.5.17783 PMID:11099936 AUTHORS Coker C, Poore CA, Li X, Mobley HL TITLE Pathogenesis of Proteus mirabilis urinary tract infection. JOURNAL Microbes Infect 2:1497-505 (2000) DOI:10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01304-6 PMID:18202436 AUTHORS Jacobsen SM, Stickler DJ, Mobley HL, Shirtliff ME TITLE Complicated catheter-associated urinary tract infections due to Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Rev 21:26-59 (2008) DOI:10.1128/CMR.00019-07 PMID:16060714 AUTHORS Nicolle LE TITLE Catheter-related urinary tract infection. JOURNAL Drugs Aging 22:627-39 (2005) DOI:10.2165/00002512-200522080-00001 PMID:19926986 AUTHORS Trautner BW TITLE Management of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. JOURNAL Curr Opin Infect Dis 23:76-82 (2010) DOI:10.1097/QCO.0b013e328334dda8 |