Recurrent <i>Achromobacter piechaudii</i> Bacteremia in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy

Stephen E Kay, Robert A. Clark, Karen L. White, Margaret M. Peel

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2001 · 19 citations · 5 references

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We describe a recurrent bacteremia caused by Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes) piechaudii in association with an intravenous catheter in an immunocompromised 73-year-old man. This is the first reported case of bacteremia due to A. piechaudii.

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