title: Central venous catheter infection with Brevibacterium sp. in an immunocompetent woman: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Brevibacterium spp. were considered apathogenic until a few reports of infections in immunocompromised patients were published. Herein, we present a case of a catheter-related septicemia with Brevibacterium casei in an immunocompetent patient receiving continuous iloprost infusion for pulmonary arterial hypertension and review the clinical presentation of this mainly emerging opportunistic pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. silvia.ulrich@usz.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zbinden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speich
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media