Enterobacter Cloacae

Question 1

Enterobacter Cloacae General

Answer 1

associated with burns, wounds, respiratory, and urinary infections
infections occurs in the hospital setting secondary to antibiotic therapy
differs from Klebsiella in that is motile and generally less heavily encapsulated
accounts for many hospital infections
-was associated with IV tubing contamination affecting 100s of pts at 25 hospitals