title: Delftia acidovorans: A rare pathogen in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.
abstract: Delftia acidovorans is an aerobic, nonfermenting Gram-negative bacillus. It is usually a nonpathogenic environmental organism and is rarely clinically significant. Although D acidovorans infection most commonly occurs in hospitalized or immunocompromised patients, there are also several reports documenting the infection in immunocompetent patients. The present article describes a B cell lymphoblastic leukemia patient with D acidovorans pneumonia who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. The present report indicates that unusual pathogens may be clinically significant in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. D acidovorans is often resistant to aminoglycosides; therefore, rapid detection of this microorganism is important.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarmis
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tigen
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soyletir
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.
authors.forename: Lutfiye
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mulazimoglu
keywords: Delftia acidovorans; Febrile neutropenia; Immunocompromised; Pneumonia