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. 1988 Mar;26(3):598–599. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.3.598-599.1988

Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans) bacteremia associated with a well-water source: case report and review of the literature.

J B Spear 1, J Fuhrer 1, B D Kirby 1
PMCID: PMC266344  PMID: 3281982

Abstract

A case of community-acquired Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma is described. The patient's home drinking water was identified as the source of her bacteremia. The case represents the first in which a community-acquired infection due to this organism has been attributed to a documented water source.

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