Pandoraea is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, motile bacteria with a single polar flagellum, from the family Burkholderiaceae and class Betaproteobacteria.International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology http://ijsb.sgmjournals.org/content/50/2/887.full.pdfeol http://eol.org/pages/98285/overview
Pandoraea spp. are increasingly reported as opportunistic pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis, immunocompromised hosts, and critically ill individuals. These bacteria display intrinsic multidrug resistance, with frequent resistance to β-lactams, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones and polymyxins. Imipenem and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are the agents that most often retain activity, although clinical data remain limited and standardized susceptibility breakpoints are lacking.
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