Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: July | Volume: 8 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 9-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210702
Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection by Brevibacterium casei in a Patient with B Cell Acute Lymphoid leukemia - A Case Report
Smita Deshkar1, Niranjan Patil2, Pranali Balmiki3
1Microbiologist, 2HOD Infectious Diseases Department, 3Deputy Section Head, Microbiology,
Metropolis Healthcare Limited, Global Reference Laboratory, Mumbai.
Corresponding Author: Smita Deshkar
ABSTRACT
Patients with long term indwelling catheters with underlying immunosuppression or comorbid conditions are predisposed to develop catheter related blood stream infections with unusual organisms. Brevibacterium spp. are catalase-positive, non spore-forming, non-motile, aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria. Brevibacterium spp werenot considered a human pathogen, until recently few infections were noted. We report a case of catheter related blood stream infection by Brevibacterium casei in 17 year old young adult with B cell acute lymphoid leukemia. Patient was treated successfully with intravenous Vancomycin and Piperacillin-tazobactam along with peripherally inserted central catheter removal.
Keywords: Brevibacterium casei, Catheter related blood stream infections, Sepsis, Immunocompromised