RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 van Hal, S. A1 Stark, D. A1 Marriott, D. A1 Harkness, J.YR 2008 T1 Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 57 IS 4 SP 525 OP 527 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB We report a case of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. The patient was an intravenous drug user and had injected amphetamines using ‘duck pond water’ as a diluent. After surgical intervention and 6 weeks of intravenous meropenem therapy, the patient made an uneventful recovery., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0