Brevibacterium paucivorans bacteremia: case report and review of the literature

Brevibacterium paucivorans bacteremia: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Brevibacteria are obligate aerobic gram-positive rods that are associated with milk products and are also found on human skin. Brevibacterium has been reported as a rare cause of catheter related blood steam infection mainly in immunocompromised hosts such as malignancies or AIDS...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiro Asai, Hiroyuki Suematsu, Atsuko Yamada, Hiroki Watanabe, Naoya Nishiyama, Daisuke Sakanashi, Hideo Kato, Arufumi Shiota, Mao Hagihara, Yusuke Koizumi, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brevibacterium paucivorans
Compromised host
Bacteremia
Immunocompetent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3962-y

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