Open AccessFirst Case of Pseudoclavibacter bifida Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Host with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Author(s) -
Matthijs Oyaert,
Thierry De Baere,
Joke Breyne,
Emmanuel De Laere,
Stan Mariën,
Peter Waets,
Wim Laffut
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00138-13
Subject(s) - bacteremia , pulmonary disease , copd , medicine , host (biology) , respiratory disease , immunology , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , lung , antibiotics , genetics
Pseudoclavibacter spp. are Gram-positive, aerobic, catalase-positive, coryneform bacteria belonging to the family of Microbacteriaceae. Identification of these species with conventional biochemical assays is difficult. This case report of a Pseudoclavibacter bifida bacteremia occurring in an immunocompromised host diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with a lethal outcome, confirms that this organism may be a human pathogen.
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