Achromobacter is a genus of non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria, mainly isolated from the respiratory tract of people with cystic fibrosis, but recognized as the causal agent of different types of infections, especially in individuals and with chronic diseases and immune deficiency. Skin infections are very rare and not easy to manage also due to the intrinsic resistance to various antibiotics empirically used in the treatment of skin infections. In this short report, we intend to describe a rare case of Achromobacter denitrificans cellulitis with the resu
Severe Community - Acquired Achromobacter denitrificans Cellulitis / Antonio Mastroianni, Sonia Greco, Valeria Vangeli, Maria Vittoria Mauro, Francesca Greco, Filippo Urso, Roberto Manfredi,. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY. - ISSN 2474-3658. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:2(2023), pp. 293.1-293.3. [10.23937/2474-3658/1510293]
Severe Community - Acquired Achromobacter denitrificans Cellulitis
Roberto Manfredi
2023
Abstract
Achromobacter is a genus of non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria, mainly isolated from the respiratory tract of people with cystic fibrosis, but recognized as the causal agent of different types of infections, especially in individuals and with chronic diseases and immune deficiency. Skin infections are very rare and not easy to manage also due to the intrinsic resistance to various antibiotics empirically used in the treatment of skin infections. In this short report, we intend to describe a rare case of Achromobacter denitrificans cellulitis with the resuI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
