A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - M. extorquens, M. mesophilicum (previously Pseudomonas mesophilica)
Associated infections - bacteraemia, CAPD peritonitis
Reported susceptibilities - ureidopenicillins, imipenem, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol
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