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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
May require contact precautions if highly resistant.