title: Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans) meningitis associated with a gunshot wound.
abstract: The microbiological and clinical features of a case of Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans) meningitis associated with a gunshot wound are described. To our knowledge, this is the third confirmed case report of meningitis caused by this organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn, Jamaica, New York 11432.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: D'Amato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salemi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cleri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents