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A case of scalp abscess caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans after vacuum delivery
Eun-Young Park, Moon-Kyung Kwon, Seon-Jeong Min, Hyung-Sik Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(4):451-454.   Published online April 15, 2006
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.