Native valve infective endocarditis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in an apparently immunocompetent individual
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Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described by Yabuuchi and Ohyama in 1971. A. xylosoxidans is frequently found in aquatic environments. Abdominal, urinary tract, ocular, pneumonia, meningitis, and osteomyelitis are the most common infections. Infective endocarditis is rare. As far as we know, until now, only 19 cases have been described, including this curre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2010.3104