Brevibacterium casei sepsis in an 18-year-old female with AIDS

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Sep;38(9):3513-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.9.3513-3514.2000.

Abstract

Brevibacterium sp. was isolated from the blood of an acutely ill 18-year-old female with AIDS. The isolate was identified as Brevibacterium casei by use of carbohydrate assimilation tests. Treatment was successful with intravenously administered ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of sepsis caused by B. casei in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Adolescent
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Brevibacterium / classification*
  • Brevibacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans