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Detection of Achromobacter xylosoxidans in hospital, domestic, and outdoor environmental samples and comparison with human clinical isolates.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Amoureux Lucie, Bador Julien, Fardeheb Sakina, Mabille Cédric, Couchot Charlyne, Massip Clémence, Salignon Anne-Lise, Berlie Guillaume, Varin Véronique, Neuwirth Catherine
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Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an aerobic nonfermentative Gram-negative rod considered an important emerging pathogen among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients worldwide and among immunocompromised patients. This increased prevalence remains unexplained, and to date no environmental reservoir has been identified. The aim of this study was to identify potential reservoirs of A. xylosoxidans in hospital, domestic, and...
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