Medically significant species currently included in Pseudomonas - P. aeruginosa, P. alcaligenes, P. chlororaphis, P. fluorescens, P. luteola. P. mendocina, P. monteilii, P. oryzihabitans, P. pertocinogena, P. pseudalcaligenes, P. putida, P. stutzeri
Reported infections - bacteraemia, UTI, wound infection, abscesses, septic arthritis, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, meningitis, CAPD peritonitis - nosocomial outbreaks reported - nosocomial infections associated with invasive devices in debilitated patients
Reported susceptibilities - ureidopenicillins, aminoglycosides, ceftazidime, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems - multiresistance may occur
See Pseudomonas name changes for organisms not listed above
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