If MDRO, requires Contact precautions
Fermenting gram negative rod of the Enterobacterales family.
Normal GI flora.
Most predominant gram negative bacillus.
An exhaustive list.
Most common cause of UTI.
Also common:
Intra-abdominal infection/abscess
Nosocomial pneumonia
Bacteremia
Prosthetic device infection
Gastroenteritis, ranging from travelers diarrhea to invasive infection with hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Myriad other manifestations
Note endocarditis is rare