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. 2015 Sep 28;2(4):ofv145.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofv145. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Recurrent Septic Arthritis Due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a Patient With Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

Payal K Patel  1 , Arvind von Keudell  2 , Philipp Moroder  3 , Paul Appleton  2 , Robin Wigmore  4 , Edward K Rodriguez  2
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Recurrent Septic Arthritis Due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a Patient With Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

Payal K Patel et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report a case of recurrent Achromobacter xylosoxidans infections including bacteremia, sepsis, septic joints and endocarditis in a 72 year old female with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a gram negative bacteria increasingly identified in immunocompromised patients. Surgical and medical therapy may need to be combined.

Keywords: Achromobacter; gram negative; native joint; septic arthritis; virulence.

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