title: Pleuritis due to Brevundimonas diminuta in a previously healthy man.
abstract: Brevundimonas diminuta is rarely associated with invasive infections. We report the case of a previously healthy young man with pleural effusion, in which B. diminuta was recovered but incorrectly identified as Kingella kingae when it was freshly isolated. Consequently, the misidentification resulted in initial treatment failure. The correct identification was achieved through further incubation, sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, PR China.
authors.forename: Binghuai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, PR China.
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, PR China.
authors.forename: Fengxia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D042063:Caulobacteraceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S