Brevibacterium massiliense bacteremia

IDCases. 2016 Nov 25:7:25-26. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.11.010. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Brevibacterium massiliense infection in man is rare. We report here the second case with isolation of B. massiliense in human. This micro-organism requires specific laboratory investigations such as 16S rRNA gene sequencing for accurate species identification. The clinical outcome was favorable.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Brevibacterium sp..

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