Taylor P, Fischbein L
Division of Rheumatology, Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau Medical Center, Saint Louis, MO.
J Rheumatol. 1992 Jun;19(6):992-3.
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an aerobic gram negative organism that has been infrequently implicated in clinical infections in a variety of anatomical sites. We describe a case of a prosthetic knee infection due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving high dose prednisone.