Achromobacter xylosoxidans septic arthritis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Uncommon Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…Eshwara et al have reported the first pancreatic pseudocyst report and local wound infection of metastatic ductal carcinoma due to A. xylosoxidans [ 1 ] and perinephric abscess case is reported by Vinod et al, from India [ 8 ]. A case of A. xylosoxidans septic arthritis was found in adult that too in immunocompromised systemic lupus erythematosus patients [ 9 ]. In our case, the synovial fluid culture might have been falsely negative because antibiotics were used before the joint aspiration from outside the institute.…”

Severe Community - Acquired Achromobacter denitrificans Cellulitis

“…To date, only a few cases of cellulitis caused by A. denitrificans have been reported in the literature [5][6][7][8][9][10] as summarized in Table 1. The case which we describe is the first community acquired cellulitis due to this organism in an immunocompromised patient documented in Italy.…”

“…Apart from the only case series of Tena D, et al [4], who reported even 14 patients with an A. denitrificans ABSSI with infected vascular ulcer as the most common presentation [9,10], the other authors recorded only single cases [5][6][7][8].…”

Achromobacter xylosoxidans Presenting as a Suprapatellar Abscess and Polyarthritis

“…This is the second case reported in medical literature in which a patient presented with septic arthritis and focal infection of the knee. 6 While significant antimicrobial resistance has been reported, the Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolated from this patient was sensitive to levofloxacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.…”