Achromobacter denitrificans blood stream infection in adult patients: Clinical and microbiological features from a tertiary care centre in North India

Abstract

Genus Achromobacter is ubiquitous, opportunistic pathogen. Treating Achromobacter infections are a challenge as the bacterium is intrinsically resistant to several empirically used antibiotics. There is a dearth of data on this organism so; the present prospective study was undertaken to understand various aspects of this uncommon organism.