Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection.
Authors
Fe Talento, AlidaMalnick, Henry
Cotter, Meaghan
Brady, Anne
McGowan, Denise
Smyth, Edmond
Fitzpatrick, Fidelma
Affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. alidafetalento@gmail.comIssue Date
2013-03MeSH
Actinomycetales InfectionsAnti-Bacterial Agents
Brevibacterium
Diskectomy
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Epidural Abscess
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection. 2013, 62 (Pt 3):486-8 J. Med. Microbiol.Journal
Journal of medical microbiologyDOI
10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0PubMed ID
23222861Abstract
Coryneform bacteria are usually considered as non-pathogenic when isolated from clinical specimens. We present a case of Brevibacterium otitidis neurosurgical infection in an immunocompetent patient, and highlight the difficulty with identification and interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility results for this unusual pathogen.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1473-5644ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0