Scleral buckle infection with Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
We describe a rare case of extraocular inflammation secondary to scleral buckle infection with Alcaligenes xylosoxidans. A 60-year-old female with a history of retinal detachment repair with open-book technique of scleral buckling presented with purulent
Chih-Kang Hsu +2 more
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Post-ERCP bacteremia caused by
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans is an aerobic, motile, oxidase and catalase positive, nonfermentative Gram negative bacillus. This bacterium has been isolated from intestine of humans and from various hospital or environmental water sources.
Akcay Korhan +5 more
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Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Bloodstream Infections in Outpatient Oncology Office [PDF]
In 2002, we investigated a cluster of patients with Alcaligenes xylosoxidans bloodstream infections by conducting a matched case–control study and a prospective study. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was performed on blood culture isolates, and 1
Moon J. Kim +4 more
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Postoperative meningitis due to a rare pathogen; Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
Abstract Alcaligenes xylosoxidans is non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli found in soil and water. It is an aerobic bacterium in the genus Achromobacter. This bacterium is motile, oxidase positive, and catalase positive, which is isolated uncommonly from clinical specimens.
Nizami Duran, Gokhan Akdemir
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The crystal structure of D-threonine aldolase from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans provides insight into a metal ion assisted PLP-dependent mechanism. [PDF]
Threonine aldolases catalyze the pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) dependent cleavage of threonine into glycine and acetaldehyde and play a major role in the degradation of this amino acid.
Michael K Uhl +7 more
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Avaliação da microbiota ocular em pacientes com disfunção do filme lacrimal Evaluation of conjunctival flora in patients with tear film dysfunction [PDF]
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a microbiota conjuntival em olhos com disfunção do filme lacrimal, e a modificação desta microbiota após a colocação de plug de silicone no canalículo inferior.
Melissa Megumi Tomimatsu +4 more
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Microbiology of airway disease in a cohort of patients with Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]
Background Recent reports document an increasing incidence of new Gram-negative pathogens such as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Alcaligenes xylosoxidans isolated from patients with Cystic Fibrosis, along with an increase in common Gram-negative ...
Carnovale Vincenzo +5 more
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A case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans [PDF]
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermenting bacillus mainly responsible for nosocomial infections. We report the first case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 61-year-old woman ...
T. Brochet +4 more
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Study of the efficacy and efficacy of the bactericidal serum in patients with diabetes and its comparison with healthy people [PDF]
This study which included (45) diabetic patients at age groups (11-71) years, fifteen male and thirty females compared with normal control, 5 male and 10 females showed a significant decrease in the bactericidal activity of the serum using diabetic sera ...
Zaid Alrassam, Adeeba Shareef
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Imaging of the bacterial interactions in lung co-infection in cystic fibrosis patients [PDF]
Objective. To identify bacterial interactions at the site of infection in cystic fibrosis patients and to assess their possible effects on the course of infection. Materials and Methods.
Burkaltseva M.V. +9 more
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