Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans) bacteremia associated with a well-water source: case report and review of the literature.
A case of community-acquired Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma is described. The patient's home drinking water was identified as the source of her bacteremia. The case represents the first in which a community-acquired infection due to this organism has been attributed to a documented water source.
Spear
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JB
Department of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Illinois 60064.
Fuhrer
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J
Kirby
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BD
D000368:Aged; D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply