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What is your approach to empiric treatment of achromobacter infections?
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Achromobacter is a Gram-negative bacterium in the Burkholderia order. This pathogen is significant in immunocompromised patients, such as those with cancer or Cystic fibrosis, and is seen with bacteremia or causing pneumonia. They can also be associated with foreign device infections. Typically, the...