%0 Case Reports
%T Hospital-acquired brevundimonas vesicularis septicaemia following open-heart surgery: case report and literature review.
%A Gilad J
%A Borer A
%A Peled N
%A Riesenberg K
%A Tager S
%A Appelbaum A
%A Schlaeffer F
%J Scand J Infect Dis
%V 32
%N 1
%D 2000
%M 10716085
暂无%R 10.1080/00365540050164290
%X 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.