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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e
| Part 8. Infectious Diseases > Section 6. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria > |
Chapter 152. Infections Due to Pseudomonas Species and Related Organisms
Sections: Infections Due to Pseudomonas Species and Related Organisms: Introduction, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Other Pseudomonads, Further Readings.
Topics Discussed: pseudomonas infections.
Excerpt:"The pseudomonads are a heterogeneous group of gram-negative bacteria that have in common an inability to ferment lactose. Formerly classified in the genus Pseudomonas, the members of this group are now assigned to three medically important genera—Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Stenotrophomonas—whose biologic behaviors encompass both similarities and marked differences and whose genetic repertoires differ in many respects. The pathogenicity of most pseudomonads is based on opportunism; the exceptions are the organisms that cause melioidosis (B. pseudomallei) and glanders (B. mallei), which can be considered primary pathogens...."
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