Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses

J Med Microbiol. 2008 Apr;57(Pt 4):525-527. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0.

Abstract

We report a case of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. The patient was an intravenous drug user and had injected amphetamines using 'duck pond water' as a diluent. After surgical intervention and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem therapy, the patient made an uneventful recovery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Achromobacter denitrificans / classification
  • Achromobacter denitrificans / genetics
  • Achromobacter denitrificans / isolation & purification*
  • Adult
  • Aorta / microbiology*
  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • Bioprosthesis / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male