Eshwara, Vandana Kalwaje and Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay and Mohan, Savitha and Prakash, Rajat and Pai, Ganesh (2011) Two unique presentations of Achromobacter xylosoxidans infections in clinical settings. J Infect Dev Ctries , 5 (2). pp. 138-141.

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Abstract

Two rare and unique infections of Achromobacter xylosoxidans are described. The first case is a novel presentation of acute necrotising pancreatitis leading to a pancreatic pseudocyst, which was treated successfully in an immunocompetent male. The second case describes a local wound infection of metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast; the patient consequently succumbed from a pre-existing co-morbid condition. Vigilant and efficient microbiological workup and surveillance are needed to diagnose infections by this rare pathogen in clinical settings.

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