Pathogens
Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

Precautions

Standard Precautions

General Information

Gram-negative bacilli, of the Enterobacteriaceae family.

GI flora, especially in hospitalized patients.

Infection often in nosocomial setting.

Most commonly UTI, but also causes other nosocomial infections.

Association with struvite stones and persistence within stones accounts for recurrent infection.