Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses.
We report a case of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. The patient was an intravenous drug user and had injected amphetamines using 'duck pond water' as a diluent. After surgical intervention and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem therapy, the patient made an uneventful recovery.
van Hal
S
S
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Sydney, Australia.
Stark
D
D
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Sydney, Australia.
Marriott
D
D
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Sydney, Australia.
Harkness
J
J
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Sydney, Australia.
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D042441:Achromobacter denitrificans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male