Bacteroides fragilis
| Description: | Gram - Rod, Extracellular Obligate Anaerobes |
| Category: | Bacteriology |
| Created by: | vmed on 2007-07-16 |
| Stack ID: | 85373 |
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| Bacteroides fragilis: Labs | Catalase +, Obligate anaerobe |
| Bacteroides fragilis: Toxins | Capsule, Enzymes, Catalase and superoxide dismutase, Pili, Beta-lactamases |
| Bacteroides fragilis: Diseases | Bacterial vaginitis, Intra-abdominal abscesses, periotonitis, Bacteremia and sepsis, PID |
| Bacteroides fragilis: Treatment | Zosyn, Metronidazole + Cefotaxime, Aztreonam + Ceftriaxone |
| Bacteroides fragilis: Transmission | Endogenous spread; Normal commensal flora of human colon |
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