Identification of Achromobacter xylosoxidans by detection of the blaOXA-114-like gene intrinsic in this species

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an emerging pathogen among patients with cystic fibrosis. Here we describe a specific PCR for identification of this organism, based on detection of bla(OXA-114-like), Comparison of isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed evidence of cross-infection in some cases, but most patients harbored their own strain. (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.