Chapter 36

Pseudomonas and Burkholderia spp.

Tyrone L. Pitt

Tyrone L. Pitt

Centre for Infection, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK

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Andrew J. H. Simpson

Andrew J. H. Simpson

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Biological Sciences, Building 245, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 OJQ, UK

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First published: 20 January 2006
Citations: 5

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Description of Organisms

  • Pathogenicity

  • Epidemiology

  • Infections due to P. Aeruginosa

  • Laboratory Diagnosis and Strain Typing

  • Antibiotic Resistance and Therapy

  • Prevention and Control

  • Other Pseudomonas spp.

  • Burkholderia Cepacia Complex

  • Pathogenicity

  • Epidemiology

  • Laboratory Diagnosis

  • Introduction

  • Epidemiology

  • Pathogenesis and Infection

  • Laboratory Diagnosis

  • Antibiotic Susceptibility and Treatment

  • Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia

  • Ralstonia spp.

  • Brevundimonas spp.

  • Delftia Acidovorans

  • Pandoraea spp.

  • References

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