Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses

S van Hal; D Stark; D Marriott; J Harkness

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0

Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses

J Med Microbiol. 2008 Apr;57(Pt 4):525-527. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0.

Authors

S van Hal¹, D Stark¹, D Marriott¹, J Harkness¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 18349376
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0

Abstract

We report a case of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. The patient was an intravenous drug user and had injected amphetamines using 'duck pond water' as a diluent. After surgical intervention and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem therapy, the patient made an uneventful recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / microbiology*
Achromobacter denitrificans / classification
Achromobacter denitrificans / genetics
Achromobacter denitrificans / isolation & purification*
Adult
Aorta / microbiology*
Aortic Valve / microbiology*
Bioprosthesis / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Male