Pulmonary Infection Caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans- Report of Two Cases
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2019, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
ABSTRACT Immunocompromised patients are predisposed to a variety of infections due to both common and uncommon pathogens. Achromobacter xylosoxidans, is an opportunistic pathogen most commonly encountered among immunocompromised patients. The authors report two cases of pulmonary infection due to A. xylosoxidans for the first time from this geographical area. First case is a 55-year-old diabetic female with pulmonary tuberculosis and second case is a 67-year-old male with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Alertness and rapid diagnosis led to favourable outcome in both these cases.
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Kalpana Chauhan, Anita Pandey, Saumya Srivastava, Ankita Gupta
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