TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Stenotrophomonas A1 - Acker, Karen P. A1 - Saiman, Lisa A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Stenotrophomonas species are non–lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacilli that are frequently multidrug resistant and are important pathogens, particularly in healthcare-associated infections in immunocompromised patients and in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Previously, Burkholderia and Stenotrophomonas species were classified as Pseudomonas due to their similar biochemical properties. In 1992, the genus Burkholderia was proposed for 7 species. There has been a rapid increase in newly identified species to > 70 species that are very similar phenotypically, thus making taxonomic classification somewhat perplexing without the use of molecular strategies. The most commonly identified species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex are Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans. Stenotrophomonas was initially reclassified as Xanthomonas in 1983 and acquired its present classification in 1993. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is the only species within its genus known to cause human disease. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935492 ER -