Achromobacter xylosoxidans in idiopathic cystic bronchiectasis

Anthony Simon Bates; Manjula Natarajan; Raja Vongala Reddy

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211610

Achromobacter xylosoxidans in idiopathic cystic bronchiectasis

Anthony Simon Bates^* (Corresponding Author), Manjula Natarajan, Raja Vongala Reddy

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Abstract

This is the first case in the English language describing Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a patient with idiopathic bronchiectasis. A 66-year-old man with bronchiectasis presented with shortness of breath to the emergency department of our institution, a district hospital in the UK. His medications included long-term supplemental oxygen therapy and prophylactic azithromycin. Following 2 days admission to the respiratory unit, his saturations significantly deteriorated, and the patient was admitted to intensive care with type II respiratory failure. Following a week of intubation and ventilation, multidrug resistant A. xylosoxidans was isolated from the tracheal aspiration secretions. The patient recovered after receiving targeted intravenous antimicrobial therapy.

Original language	English
Article number	e211610
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	11
Issue number	1
Early online date	28 Nov 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-211610
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018

Keywords

Achromobacter denitrificans
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
Bronchiectasis/drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy
Humans
Male

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Achromobacter xylosoxidans in idiopathic cystic bronchiectasis

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