A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - R. gilardii (previously Alcaligenes gilardii), R. paucula (previously CDC group IV c-2), R. pickettii (previously Pseudomonas pickettii)
Associated infections - bacteraemia, UTI, meningitis, wound infection, peritonitis
Reported susceptibilities - cephalosporins, ureidopenicillins, chloramphenicol, imipenem - aminoglycoside resistance reported
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