A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - P. alvei, P. macerans, P. polymyxa
Associated infections - septicaemia, meningitis, pneumonia
Reported susceptibilities - vancomycin
Previously classified as Bacillus spp.
Reference - Coundron, P.E., Payne, J.M., Markowitz, S.M. (1991). Pneumonia and empyema infection associated with a Bacillus species that resembles B. alvei. J. clin. Microbiol. 29, 1777-1779.
