Pathogens
Yersinia pestis

Yersinia pestis

Precautions

Standard Precautions

General Information

  • Gram-negative, non spore forming facultatively anaerobic rod
  • Member of the Enterobacterales Order
  • Regionally relevant disease
  • Wild rodents are important reservoirs and transmission is predominantly by fleas

Main treatment options

  • Doxycycline
  • Gentamicin
  • Streptomycin
  • Chloramphenicol