Hospital-acquired Brevundimonas vesicularis septicaemia following open-heart surgery: Case report and literature review

Jacob Gilad; Abraham Borer; Nechama Peled; Klaris Riesenberg; Salis Tager; Azai Appelbaum; Francisc Schlaeffer

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Hospital-acquired Brevundimonas vesicularis septicaemia following open-heart surgery: Case report and literature review

Jacob Gilad, Abraham Borer, Nechama Peled, Klaris Riesenberg, Salis Tager, Azai Appelbaum, Francisc Schlaeffer

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Brevundimonas vesicularis (B. vesicularis) is a pseudomonad rarely encountered in human infection. A case of nosocomial septicaemia with this organism following open-heart surgery is presented, with a review of the literature. The isolate demonstrated resistance to ciprofloxacin and aztreonam, which has not yet been reported. Treatment with piperacillin/tazobactam resulted in full recovery. A review of the literature reveals that B. vesicularis is a virulent organism involved in serious infections such as central nervous system infection or bacteraemia, some of which are nosocomial. Meanwhile, empiric therapy for B. vesicularis infection should include a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent until susceptibility results are known.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	90-91
Number of pages	2
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540050164290
State	Published - 1 Jan 2000

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