Catheter-related
Aplastic anemia
Brevibacterium casei
sepsis
Journal
Indian journal of medical microbiology
ISSN: 1998-3646
Titre abrégé: Indian J Med Microbiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8700903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
5
9
2020
pubmed:
5
9
2020
medline:
2
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brevibacteria are a part of the normal skin flora and may be dismissed in blood cultures as contaminants. They have been reported as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised patients. We report a catheter-related bloodstream infection with Brevibacterium casei in a 6-year-old child with aplastic anaemia. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics along with the removal of the catheter resulted in complete cure in our patient.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32883940
pii: IndianJMedMicrobiol_2020_38_2_226_293909
doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_292
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
226-228Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None