What two species of Pseudomonas have been linked to transfusion-associated septicemia?
A)Pseudomonas aeruginosa and P.stutzeri
B)P.fluorescens and P.aeruginosa
C)P.putida and P.fluorescens
D)P.putida and P.mendocina

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P.fluorescens and P.putida have been documented, although rarely, as causes of urinary tract infections, postsurgical abscesses, empyema, septic arthritis, and other wound infections.Both species can grow at 4° C and have been linked to transfusion-associated septicemias.

What Two Species of Pseudomonas Have Been Linked to Transfusion-Associated