Brevibacterium massiliense bacteremia

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maude Vecten, Frédérique Gouriet, Aline Cano, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091630097X