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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Delftia acidovorans''}}

== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]]
* Also known as ''Comamonas acidovorans'' or ''Pseudomonas acidovorans''
* Found in soil, water and the hospital environments
* May be found in respiratory tract, eyes, and blood, but rarely clinically significant

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Only rarely causes infection
* Case reports of pulmonary infections , bacteremia from line infection, endocarditis; even more rarely, case reports of peritonitis, ocular infections, and urinary tract infection[[CiteRef::bilgin2015de]]

== Management ==

* Resistant to common antibiotics
* Often treated with [[piperacillin-tazobactam]], [[meropenem]], [[ceftazidime]], [[imipenem]], [[aminoglycosides]], and [[fluoroquinolones]]

== Further Reading ==

* ''Delftia acidovorans'': A rare pathogen in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. ''Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol''. 2015 Sep-Oct; 26(5): 277–279. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/973284 10.1155/2015/973284]

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]