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Madhavan A, Sachu A, Vasudevapanicker J, Balakrishnan S, Sreelatha P. Late-onset sepsis by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a healthy neonate. 2018; 20 (2):111-113.
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a rare pathogen in clinical settings. Infections are reported infrequently in immunocompromised neonates. We report a case of late-onset sepsis in a 28-day-old neonate whose cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture grew A. xylosoxidans
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