Brevibacterium casei sepsis in an 18-year-old female with AIDS

Authors
Brazzola, P Zbinden, R Rudin, C Schaad, UB Heininger, U
Citation
P. Brazzola et al., Brevibacterium casei sepsis in an 18-year-old female with AIDS, J CLIN MICR, 38(9), 2000, pp. 3513-3514
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3513 - 3514
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200009)38:9<3513:BCSIA1>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Brevibacterium sp. was isolated from the blood of an acutely iii Is-year-ol d female with AIDS. The isolate was identified as Brevibacteriun casei by u se of carbohydrate assimilation tests. Treatment was successful with intrav enonsly administered ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, this is the first rep ort of sepsis caused by B. casei in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.