RECURRENT BACTEREMIA DUE TO BREVIBACTERIUM-CASEI IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT

Authors
REINERT RR SCHNITZLER N HAASE G LUTTICKEN R FABRY U SCHAAL KP FUNKE G
Citation
Rr. Reinert et al., RECURRENT BACTEREMIA DUE TO BREVIBACTERIUM-CASEI IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT, European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 14(12), 1995, pp. 1082-1085
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,Microbiology
Journal title
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09349723
Volume
14
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1082 - 1085
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-9723(1995)14:12<1082:RBDTBI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A case of an immunocompromised patient who experienced two episodes of septicemia caused by a coryneform bacterium is reported. Biochemical characteristics and analysis of cellular fatty acids and of cell wall components showed two identical strains of Brevibacterium casei to be responsible for these infections. The lack of easy-to-perform methods for identification may have led, in the past, to an underestimation of the role of this bacterium, especially in immunocompromised patients.