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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 30:36:e01980.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01980. eCollection 2024.

A case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans

T Brochet  1 , M Tonnelier  1 , E Justinien  2 , A-L Lecapitaine  1 , A Bouras  1
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A case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans

T Brochet et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermenting bacillus mainly responsible for nosocomial infections. We report the first case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 61-year-old woman, immunocompromised with necrotizing dermohypodermitis of the right lower limb successfully treated with ertapenem and ciprofloxacin.

Keywords: Achromobacter xylosoxidans; Alcaligenes xylosoxidans; Necrotizing dermohypodermatitis; Spondylodiscitis.

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Necrotizing dermohypodermatitis before medical and surgical management.
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A: sagittal section of initial MRI in T1 sequence injected with gadolinium; B: sagittal section of control MRI in T2 STIR sequence; C: sagittal section of control PET scan.
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