The present report describes the misidentification of Brucella spp. from a positive blood culture using traditional microbiology tests. A molecular test identified the bacterium as Ochrobactrum anthropi. According to the information available, this report is the first to include this type of case in Mexico.
Keywords: Ochrobactrum anthropi; Ochrobactrum bacteraemia; Ochrobactrum identification; Ochrobactrum in humans; misidentifying Brucella.