Recurrent Achromobacter piechaudii Bacteremia in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy
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- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (2) , 808-810
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.2.808-810.2001
Abstract
We describe a recurrent bacteremia caused by Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes ) piechaudii in association with an intravenous catheter in an immunocompromised 73-year-old man. This is the first reported case of bacteremia due to A. piechaudii .Keywords
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