@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2005.73.74, article_type = {journal}, title = {Delftia Acidovorans Bacteremia in an Intravenous Drug Abuser}, author = {Perla, Rocco J. and Knutson, Eric L.}, volume = {1}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, month = {Jun}, pages = {73-74}, doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2005.73.74}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2005.73.74}, abstract = {Delftia acidovorans (Comamonas acidovorans) is an aerobic, non-fastidious, non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus classified in the Pseudomonas rRNA homology group III that is generally regarded as an environmental organism found in soil and water and as a non-pathogen. We report the first case of systemic D. acidovorans infection in a patient without a long-term immunosuppressive condition where D. acidovorans has been recovered in pure culture as a primary pathogen.}, journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases}, publisher = {Science Publications} }