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Uncommon Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2024 May
INTRODUCTION: Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an uncommon opportunistic organism, mainly causing infection in immune-compromised hosts. A. xylosoxidans is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus. Being closely associated with Alcaligenes species was also called A. xylosoxidans.
CASE REPORT: A few cases of periprosthetic infection by A. xylosoxidans have been reported outside India. A periprosthetic infection with A. xylosoxidans following a total knee arthroplasty is reported in a female.
CONCLUSION: A. xylosoxidans is a pathogen capable of causing prosthetic joint infection even in immunocompetent patients. Thorough debridement and appropriate antibiotic treatment is essential for the success of revision surgery.
CASE REPORT: A few cases of periprosthetic infection by A. xylosoxidans have been reported outside India. A periprosthetic infection with A. xylosoxidans following a total knee arthroplasty is reported in a female.
CONCLUSION: A. xylosoxidans is a pathogen capable of causing prosthetic joint infection even in immunocompetent patients. Thorough debridement and appropriate antibiotic treatment is essential for the success of revision surgery.
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