| persistent colonization of nine cystic fibrosis patients with an achromobacter (alcaligenes) xylosoxidans clone. | the present study was conducted to investigate the increasing incidence of achromobacter (previously alcaligenes) xylosoxidans isolates being recovered from sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients at a cystic fibrosis department for adults in athens, greece. during the 1-year study period, a total of 34 isolates were detected persistently in 9 of 71 cystic fibrosis patients. the isolates exhibited resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents. isolates that were recovered repeatedly from each p ... | 2004 | 15024624 |