Brucellosis Initially Misidentified as Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

Srinivasa Nithin Gopalsamy | Zendy; Aditi Ramakrishnan | Zendy; Mustaf M Shariff | Zendy; Julie Gabel | Zendy; Skyler Brennan | Zendy; Cherie Drenzek | Zendy; Monica M. Farley | Zendy; Robert P. Gaynes | Zendy; Emily J. Cartwright | Zendy

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Brucellosis Initially Misidentified as Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Srinivasa Nithin Gopalsamy,

Aditi Ramakrishnan,

Mustaf M Shariff,

Julie Gabel,

Skyler Brennan,

Cherie Drenzek,

Monica M. Farley,

Robert P. Gaynes,

Emily J. Cartwright

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab473

Subject(s) - brucellosis , brucella , bacteremia , population , biology , brucella suis , brucella abortus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , virology , brucella melitensis , environmental health , antibiotics

Automated identification systems may misidentify Brucella, the causative agent of brucellosis, which may be re-emerging in the United States as the result of an expanding feral swine population. We present a case of Brucella suis likely associated with feral swine exposure that was misidentified as Ochrobactrum anthropi, a phylogenetic relative.

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