Multiple choice

Community-acquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) is the most common infection caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase. Which of the following is a causative agent of community-acquired UTIs?

  1. Klebsiella

  2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  3. Proteus mirabilis

  4. Acinetobacter

  5. Salmonella

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Proteus mirabilis causes up to 10% of community-acquired UTIs and presumably colonises the normal human gastrointestinal tract.