Providencia stuartii
Providencia stuartii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Enterobacterales |
Family: | Morganellaceae |
Genus: | Providencia |
Species: | P. stuartii
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Binomial name | |
Providencia stuartii Ewing 1962
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Providencia stuartii (commonly P. stuartii), is a
Role in diseases
Providencia stuartii is the most common Providencia species capable of causing human infections. Providencia stuartii is an opportunistic pathogen seen in patients with severe burns or long-term indwelling urinary catheters.[2] This puts elderly individuals at a greater risk for P. stuartii infections.[1] In animals P. stuartii infections can cause neonatal diarrhea due to P. stuartii infection in dairy cows. In humans, P. stuartii can be isolated from urine (most common), stool, and blood, as well as from sputum, skin, and wound cultures. P. stuartii sepsis is primarily of urinary origin. It is the most common cause of purple urine bag syndrome.[4] Upon physical examination, P stuartii bloodstream infection is associated with fever, tachycardia, and hypotension.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Providencia Infections". Medscape. 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Providencia stuartii". theLabRat.com.
- ^ "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology". Springer Verlag.
- PMID 19281065.
External links
- DSMZ German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
- Type strain of Providencia stuartii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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