Clinical and microbiological evaluation of eight patients with isolated Achromobacter xylosoxidans

Sabri Atalay; Gulfem Ece; Pinar Samlioğlu; Sukran Kose; Gul Maras; Mustafa Gonullu

doi:10.3109/00365548.2012.664780

Clinical and microbiological evaluation of eight patients with isolated Achromobacter xylosoxidans

Scand J Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;44(10):798-801. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2012.664780. Epub 2012 Mar 11.

Authors

Sabri Atalay¹, Gulfem Ece, Pinar Samlioğlu, Sukran Kose, Gul Maras, Mustafa Gonullu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Yenisehir/Konak, Izmir, Turkey. drsatalay@yahoo.com

PMID: 22404460
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.664780

Abstract

Achromobacter xylosoxidans causes infections in patients with underlying disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate Achromobacter xylosoxidans cases. Eight patients were included, 5 infections and 3 colonizations. Three of them survived and 2 died. The predisposing factor was catheter. Infection control measures could prevent infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Achromobacter denitrificans / isolation & purification*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
Catheter-Related Infections / mortality
Catheter-Related Infections / pathology
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / mortality
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis