{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Hospital-acquired brevundimonas vesicularis septicaemia following open-heart surgery: case report and literature review.
{Author}: Gilad J;Borer A;Peled N;Riesenberg K;Tager S;Appelbaum A;Schlaeffer F;
{Journal}: Scand J Infect Dis
{Volume}: 32
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2000
暂无{DOI}: 10.1080/00365540050164290
{Abstract}: 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.