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IDENTIFICATION OF LYSINE POSITIVE NON-FERMENTING GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI (STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA AND BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX)
1 Apr 2009
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BACKGROUND: The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are closely related groups of non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli (NFGNBs) having a similar spectrum of infections ranging from superficial to deep-seated and disseminated infections. Identification of these lysine decarboxylase-positive NFGNBs lags behind in most Indian laboratories. A simplified identification scheme was...
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