A Rare Bacteremia in a Burn Patient: A Case Report of Achromobacter Xylosoxidans and Denitrificans
Saadet Özer,
Merve Akin,
Ahmet Cinar Yasti
Abstract:Achromobacter
is a rare bacteria that causes bacteremia in immune-compromised patients. In this case, a 26-year-old male patient with major burns with a positive blood culture for
Achromobacter
is presented. A rare bacterium,
Achromobacter
xylosoxidans
, and
denitrificans
, was detected in the blood culture of a patient who was hospitalized due to major burn trauma and had delayed wound healing and had no graft take. A… Show more
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