Brevibacterium casei bacteraemia in a port-a-cath carrier patient: a case report.

Authors :: Magi B
Migliorini L
Sansoni A
Cusi MG
Source :: Le infezioni in medicina [Infez Med] 2018 Sep 01; Vol. 26 (3), pp. 263-265.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Brevibacteria are part of the normal flora of the skin and adjacent structures, but have been increasingly encountered in humans as opportunistic pathogens and have been isolated from various clinical specimens, generally causing infections in immuno-compromised patients. We present a case of a port-a-cath-related bacteraemia caused by Brevibacterium casei in a woman with a prior history of bilateral breast cancer. The clinical outcome was favourable.

Subjects :: Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Bacteremia drug therapy
Bacteremia etiology
Breast Neoplasms therapy
Brevibacterium drug effects
Catheter-Related Infections drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections etiology
Combined Modality Therapy
Cross Infection drug therapy
Cross Infection etiology
Device Removal
Equipment Contamination
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections etiology
Humans
Linezolid therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary therapy
Opportunistic Infections drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections etiology
Teicoplanin therapeutic use
Vascular Access Devices adverse effects
Bacteremia microbiology
Brevibacterium isolation & purification
Catheter-Related Infections microbiology
Cross Infection microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology
Opportunistic Infections microbiology
Vascular Access Devices microbiology

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