A rare wound infection agent: Achromobacter xylosoxidans (a case report)
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[Conjunctivitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans: case report].
We report here a case of conjunctivitis in an immunocompetent patient due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans, which was associated with the use of rigid contact lenses. The bacteria were isolated from the scraped conjunctival swab as well as from the lens cleaning fluid. A. xylosoxidans is an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients; however, in isolates of ocular infections,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0377-9777,1308-2523
DOI: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2014.02360