Achromobacter
Taxa associated with infection - A. xylosoxidans xylosoxidans, A. xylosoxidans denitrificans, A. piechaudii, A. ruhlandii.
Reported infections - septicaemia, CAPD peritonitis, pneumonia, ear infection
Reported susceptibilities and treatments - ureidopenicillins, ceftazidime
Taxonomic note - previously classified as Alcaligenes spp.
References - Yabuuchi et al. (1998). Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol. Immunol. 42, 429-438. - Rolston et al. (1990). The in-vitro susceptibility of Alcaligenes denitrificans subsp. xylosoxidans to 40 antimicrobial agents. J. antimicrob. Chemother. 26, 857-866. - Peel et al. (1988). Alcaligenes piechaudii from chronic ear discharge. J. clin. Microbiol. 26, 1580-1581. - Igra-Siegman et al. (1980). Clinical and laboratory characteristics of Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection. J. clin. Microbiol. 11, 141-145. - Holmes et al. (1977). Strains of Achromobacter xylosoxidans from clinical material. J. clin. Pathol. 30, 595-601. - Reverdy et al. (1984). Nosocomial colonisation and infection by Achromobacter xylosoxidans. J. clin. Microbiol. 19, 140-143.
