If MDRO, requires Enhanced Contact precautions
Fermenting gram negative rod, of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
GI flora.
In healthy hosts, can cause:
UTI
Nasty pneumonias (Friedlanders disease)
Liver abscesses
Nosocomial infection:
UTI
Pneumonia
Intra-abdominal and biliary infection
Prosthetic material and vascular catheter infection
Treatment of choice for ESBL strains is a carbapenem.
Pathogens
