Pneumonia due to a Rare Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Subspecies denitrificans

Authors

Hesham Awadh, Marshall University
Munthir Mansour, Marshall University
Obadah Aqtash, Marshall UniversityFollow
Yousef Shweihat, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-15-2017

Abstract

Achromobacter xylosoxidans, subspecies denitrificans, is a gram-negative rod recently implicated as an emerging cause of infection in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent populations. Few cases are reported in literature involvingmultiple body systems. Diagnosis depends on cultures of appropriate specimens, and management usually is by administration of appropriate antibiotics(usually agents with antipseudomonal activity).We report a rare case of pneumonia due to infection with this organism, in a patient with preexisting bronchiectasis secondary to chronic aspiration.

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The version of record is at https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3969682.

Copyright © 2017 Hesham Awadh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Recommended Citation

Hesham Awadh, Munthir Mansour, Obadah Aqtash, and Yousef Shweihat, “Pneumonia due to a Rare Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Subspecies denitrificans,” Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, vol. 2017, Article ID 3969682, 4 pages, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3969682.