What is the infection called "portious"?!
Question:
What is the infection called "portious"?
I had abdominal surgery to remove a tumor and contracted this infection. I am told it will take weekd to clear up. I'm not getting clear answers from my surgeon. Help!!
Answers:
I think your doctor means Proteus infection.
Proteus mirabilis causes 90% of Proteus infections and can be considered a community-acquired infection. Proteus vulgaris and Proteus penneri are easily isolated from individuals in long-term care facilities and hospitals and from patients with underlying diseases or compromised immune systems.
Patients with recurrent infections, those with structural abnormalities of the urinary tract, those who have had urethral instrumentation, and those whose infections were acquired in the hospital have an increased frequency of infection caused by Proteus and other organisms (eg, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, enterococci, staphylococci).
Patients may present with urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, or pyelonephritis. Chronic, recurring stones may be an indication of chronic infection.
Get well soon.