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Distribution in clinical material and identification of Pseudomonas maltophilia.

Journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 32 ·No. 1 ·1979-01-00 ·Pages 66-72

Holmes B, Lapage SP, Easterling BG

Abstract

During the 10-year period ending March 1976, 128 (8.5%) of 1506 strains of Gram-negative non-fermentative bacteria submitted to the National Collection of Type Cultures for computer-assisted identification have been strains of Pseudomonas maltophilia. These figures suggest that Ps. maltophilia is both a relatively common species in clinical material in the United Kingdom and also that many laboratories experience difficulty in identifying this species. We report the sources from which our strains were isolated and also characteristics of the species by which it may be recognised. The clinical significance of Ps maltophilia is discussed and also the susceptibility of this species to certain antimicrobial agents.

MeSH Terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Pseudomonas/drug effects,isolation & purification
Chemicals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Holmes B
Lapage S P
Easterling B G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical pathology
Abbr.
J Clin Pathol
ISSN
0021-9746
DOI
10.1136/jcp.32.1.66
Published
1979-01-00
Pages
66-72
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0376601
PMCID
PMC1145570
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jcp.32.1.66 PMC Full Text View journal details
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