Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans) bacteremia associated with a well-water source: case report and review of the literature
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 26 (3) , 598-599
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.26.3.598-599.1988
Abstract
A case of community-acquired Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma is described. The patient's home drinking water was identified as the source of her bacteremia. The case represents the first in which a community-acquired infection due to this organism has been attributed to a documented water source.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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