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Enterobacteriaceae

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Enterobacteriaceae /En·tero·bac·te·ri·a·ceae/ (en?ter-o-bak-ter?e-a´se-e) a family of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria (order Eubacteriales) occurring as plant or animal parasites or as saprophytes.
Enterobacteriaceae
(en´trōbak´tir´ēā´sēē´),
n.pr a family of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria that includes both normal and pathogenic enteric microorganisms such as
Escherichia, Klebsiella, Proteus, and
Salmonella.
Enterobacteriaceae
a family of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria (order Eubacteriales) occurring as plant or animal parasites or as saprophytes. Includes the lactose-fermenting genera of Escherichia, Enterobacter, Serratia and Klebsiella, and the apathogenic genera, Citrobacter and Erwinia. Also includes the nonlactose fermenters with pathogenic significance, Salmonella, Proteus and Yersinia.
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In three separate surveillance studies (E-0112, E-0115, E-0117) ceftobiprole was amongst the most potent cephalosporins against Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas -- the most common Gram-negative bacterial pathogens associated with hospital-acquired infections -- explained in part by its enhanced affinity for the penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2) in pseudomonads (C1-0933).
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Conventional culture and speciation techniques tell us that the organisms typically associated with CSOM are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Enterobacteriaceae spp.
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