Although most other clinically relevant gram-negative bacilli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin, it is the drug of choice for infections involving:

a. Sphingomonas paucimobilis.
b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
c. Pasteurella multocida.
d. Weeksella virosa.


C
An unusual feature of the organisms considered in Chapter 30 is that most are susceptible to pe-nicillin. Although most other clinically relevant gram-negative bacilli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin, it is the drug of choice for infections involving P. multocida and several other species discussed in this chapter.

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