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. 2016 Mar;48(1):47-50.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.1.47. Epub 2016 Mar 31.

A Case of Septic Shock caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in an Immunocompetent Female Patient after Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for a Ureteral Stone

Jae Hyuk Lee  1 , So Yon Lee  1 , In Young Park  1 , So Yeon Park  1 , Jin Seo Lee  1 , Goeun Kang  2 , Jae Seok Kim  2 , Joong Sik Eom  1
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A Case of Septic Shock caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in an Immunocompetent Female Patient after Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for a Ureteral Stone

Jae Hyuk Lee et al. Infect Chemother. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Achromobacter xylosoxidans can cause various types of infections, but its infection in humans is rare. A. xylosoxidans has been reported as a rare etiological agent of infections including primary bacteremia, catheter-related bloodstream infection, endocarditis, otitis, and pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. We encountered a case of septic shock caused by A. xylosoxidans in a 52-year-old, immunocompetent woman with no underlying disease, who received extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to remove a left upper ureteral stone. She was treated with antibiotics to which the organism was susceptible but died as a result of septic shock.

Keywords: Achromobacter xylosoxidans; Immunocompetent; Septic shock.

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