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Sujata Lall1, Vivek Bhat1, Sanjay Biswas2
1Department of Microbiology, Homi Bhabha National Institute, ACTREC-Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
Delftia acidovorans (D. acidovorans) is an aerobic, nonfermentative Gram-negative bacillus infrequently isolated from clinical specimens. The pathogenicity and clinical significance of the organism has not been ascertained due to uncommon clinical isolation and suspected low virulence. The organism has been reported to be inherently resistant to aminoglycoside group of drugs which remain as a widely used first-line drug of choice for febrile neutropenic patients. Hereby, we report a case of D. acidovorans-associated pleural effusion in a patient of metastatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed and treated timely and successfully with appropriate antibiotics.
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