Enterobacterales: E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, and Shigella — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Enteric physiology, diarrheagenic pathotypes (ETEC, EPEC, EHEC and HUS), Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus struvite stones, typhoid fever and dysentery.

What it covers

1. 1. Order Enterobacterales: General Features
2. 2. Escherichia coli: UPEC and Urosepsis
3. 3. Diarrheagenic E. coli Pathotypes: ETEC, EPEC, EHEC/STEC, EIEC and EAEC
4. 4. Klebsiella pneumoniae: Capsule, Pneumonia and ESBL/KPC Resistance
5. 5. Proteus: Urease, Struvite Stones and Urinary Tract Infection
6. 6. Salmonella enterica: gastroenteritis vs. typhoid fever (S. Typhi)
7. 7. Shigella (Dysentery), Yersinia (Plague) and Other Enterobacterales
8. 8. From Colony to Species: Identification on MacConkey
9. 9. Treatment of Resistant Enterobacterales (IDSA 2024 Guidance)
10. 10. Emerging Threats: Hypervirulent Klebsiella, XDR Typhoid and XDR Shigella
11. 11. Reasoned Clinical Cases
12. 12. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
13. 13. References and Sources for Further Reading