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A case of scalp abscess caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans after vacuum delivery  

Park, Eun-Young (Department of Pediatrics, Yoon Ho Hospital)
Kwon, Moon-Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Min, Seon-Jeong (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Hwang, Hyung-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.49, no.4, 2006 , pp. 451-454 More about this Journal
Abstract
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus that may cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromized patients and newborns. Neonatal scalp abscess is generally a complication of fetal scalp monitoring and is typically polymicrobial. We present a case of a newborn, delivered by vacuum extraction, who developed a scalp abscess that yielded growth of Achromobacter xylosoxidans.
Keywords
Abscess; Achromobacter xylosoxidans; Newborn; Scalp; Vacuum extraction;
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