title: Prosthetic knee infection due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans.
abstract: Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an aerobic gram negative organism that has been infrequently implicated in clinical infections in a variety of anatomical sites. We describe a case of a prosthetic knee infection due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving high dose prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau Medical Center, Saint Louis, MO.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fischbein
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology