Brevibacterium casei as a cause of brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient.
Coryneform bacteria belonging to the genus Brevibacterium have emerged as opportunistic pathogens. Of the nine known species of Brevibacterium isolated from human clinical samples, Brevibacterium casei is the most frequently reported species from clinical specimens. We report the first case of B. casei brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient successfully treated by surgery and antimicrobial therapy.
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala 682041, India. vanilkumar@aims.amrita.edu
V Anil
VA
Kumar
Deepthi
D
Augustine
Dilip
D
Panikar
Aswathy
A
Nandakumar
Kavitha R
KR
Dinesh
Shamsul
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Karim
Rosamma
R
Philip
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S