Korean J Pediatr.  2006 Apr;49(4):451-454. 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.4.451.

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

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Yoon Ho Hospital, Seoul, Korea. neonatol@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Abscess; Achromobacter xylosoxidans; Newborn; Scalp; Vacuum extraction

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Achromobacter denitrificans*
Achromobacter*
Bacillus
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Opportunistic Infections
Scalp*
Vacuum*
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