Environmental Distribution and Drug Susceptibility ofAchromobacter XylosoxidansIsolated from Outdoor and Indoor Environments.
Achromobacter xylosoxidansis an environmental bacterium with multi-drug resistance. We isolatedAchromobacter xylosoxidansand investigated its susceptibility to 13 drugs. Seventy-eight water samples were collected from rivers and ponds, and 11 samples were swabbed from residential sinks and baths. Nine strains ofAchromobacter xylosoxidanswere isolated from the 89 samples. Five strains, including 2 that were sampled from residential homes, showed high resistance to multiple aminoglycosides. This indicated thatAchromobacter xylosoxidansis widely distributed in various outdoor and indoor environments. Moreover, since these highly resistant bacteria were present in indoor environments, caution should be taken for elderly people living at home. Furthermore, a careful assessment should be made for diagnosing and treating compromised hosts.
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Sachiko
S
Nakamoto
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Misaki
M
Sakamoto
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Kana
K
Sugimura
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Yuki
Y
Honmura
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Yuki
Y
Yamamoto
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Natsumi
N
Goda
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Hiroo
H
Tamaki
Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Naoto
N
Burioka
Achromobacter xylosoxidans; environmental distribution; environmental resident bacterium; multi-drug resistance; opportunistic infection