title: Recurrent bacteremia due to Brevibacterium casei in an immunocompromised patient.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Technical University of Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Reinert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schnitzler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lütticken
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fabry
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Schaal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Funke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids