VEB-1 in Achromobacter xylosoxidans from cystic fibrosis patient, France.

Multidrug-resistant was recovered from the sputum of a patient with cystic fibrosis. The VEB-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase was detected on a class 1 integron. This first report of a VEB-1–producing isolate in this population requires further investigation to determine its distribution.