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our path questions suggest pseudomonas and an arterial involvement?
any thoughts on this?
thks

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  #2

I can say its opportunistic. Describe as a:

gram negative, non lactose fermenting, oxidase +, catalse+, aerobic bacilli, cultured on EMB or McConkey.
key words-pyocynin, exotoxin A, inactivate EF2

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  #3

nice review, those are the impt characteristics to know for sure. I did find some web resources linking p. aeruginosa to arteritis but I don't think it's common

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