PR Notice 2023-01; Appendix
Microorganisms | |
Taxonomic Name (Organism or Particle Type) | Public Health Importance (Possible Clinical Significance) |
Enteric Bacteria | |
Escherichia spp. | Urinary tract infections, septicemia, diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis |
Shigella spp. | Dysentery, diarrhea |
Salmonella spp. | Gastroenteritis, septicemia, bacteremia, arthritis, typhoid fever, enterocolitis, gallbladder infection |
Citrobacter spp. | Opportunistic infections, neonatal meningitis |
Klebsiella spp. | Pneumoniae, infant diarrhea and urinary tract infection |
Enterobacter spp./Other related species | Wound infection, nosocomial infections, urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis |
Hafnia spp. | Opportunistic infections |
Proteus spp. | Urinary tract infections, infant diarrhea, respiratory infections |
Serratia spp. | Cystitis, bloodstream and central nervous system infections |
Providencia spp. | Nosocomial infections, urinary tract infections, burn wound infections |
Morganella spp. | Bacteremia, respiratory/urinary tract infections, wound infections |
Yersinia spp. | Gastroenteritis, wound infections, septicemia |
Gram-Negative, Anaerobic, Stright, Curved, and Helical Rods | |
Bacteroides spp. | Periodontal disease, bacteremia |
Fusobacterium spp. | Abscesses |
Rickettsia and Chlamydia, obligate, intracellular parasites | |
Rickettsia—Rod-shaped bacteria or Coccobacilli, Gram-Negative, Non-motile, Most transmitted by arthropods | |
Rickettsia spp. | Rickettsialpox, Rocky Mountian spotted fever, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever |
Anaplasma spp. | Anaplasmosis |
Ehrlichia spp. | Ehrlichiosis |
Coxiella spp. | Q fever |
Chlamydia – coccoid bacteria, Gram-negative, non-motile | |
Chlamydia spp. | Trachoma (blindness), nongonococcal urethritis, lymphoma venereum, pneumonia |
Mycoplasma spp. | Pneumonia, urogenital tract infections |
Ureaplasma spp. | Urogenital tract infections |
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