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Bacteroides fragilis
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Small, pleomorphic Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus
- Of all species, B. fragilis causes most human Bacteroides infections.
- Other members of B. fragilis group include:
- Bacteroides distasonis
- Bacteroides ovatus
- Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
- Bacteroides vulgatus
- Easily grown relative to other anaerobes
- Colonizes virtually all human colons
- Organism possibly important in the gut for immune modulation.
- B. fragilis group almost always susceptible to metronidazole, carbapenems, beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors
- Resistance rates to clindamycin, moxifloxacin, cefoxitin and cefotetan are increasing.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Small, pleomorphic Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus
- Of all species, B. fragilis causes most human Bacteroides infections.
- Other members of B. fragilis group include:
- Bacteroides distasonis
- Bacteroides ovatus
- Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
- Bacteroides vulgatus
- Easily grown relative to other anaerobes
- Colonizes virtually all human colons
- Organism possibly important in the gut for immune modulation.
- B. fragilis group almost always susceptible to metronidazole, carbapenems, beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors
- Resistance rates to clindamycin, moxifloxacin, cefoxitin and cefotetan are increasing.
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Last updated: February 6, 2019
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Bartlett, John G, and Valeria Fabre. "Bacteroides Fragilis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540052/6/Bacteroides_fragilis.
Bartlett JG, Fabre V. Bacteroides fragilis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540052/6/Bacteroides_fragilis. Accessed August 19, 2022.
Bartlett, J. G., & Fabre, V. (2019). Bacteroides fragilis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540052/6/Bacteroides_fragilis
Bartlett JG, Fabre V. Bacteroides Fragilis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 August 19]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540052/6/Bacteroides_fragilis.
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