Achromobacter

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Achromobacter


Background

Clinical Manifestations

  • Commonly found causing chronic lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
  • Can also cause pneumonia and bacteremia, often associated with indwelling hardware
  • Rarely cause skin and soft tissue infections, urinary tract infection, intraabdominal infection, CNS infection, eye infection, and ear infection
  • Very rarely cause endocarditis and osteomyelitis

Management

Further Reading

  • Achromobacter Infections and Treatment Options. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01025-20