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Can enterobacter cloacae be transferred if a roomate is infected? like from skin to skin or surface contact?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Probably no risk: Enterobacter is normal in everybody's intestines. You are not likely to be infected by contact with someone who has an a UTI or other infection caused by enterobacter.

Answered 1/12/2017

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A member asked:

Can enterobacter cloacae be transferred if a roomate is infected? like from skin to skin or surface contact?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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