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Community-acquired Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection presenting as a cavitary lung disease in an immunocompetent patient

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a gram-negative bacterium that can oxidize xylose. It is commonly found in contaminated soil and water but does not normally infect immunocompetent humans. We report a case of a cavitary lung lesion associated with community-acquired A. xylosoxidans infection, which mim...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Chan Hee, Kim, Woo Jin, Jwa, Hye Young, Song, Sung Heon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31661759
http://dx.doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00276