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Microbiology Society, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 10(61), p. 1476-1479, 2012

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.045120-0

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Liver abscess caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis in an immunocompetent patient

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Abstract

Invasive infections caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis are very rare in humans. We experienced an unusual case of liver abscess due to B. vesicularis in an immunocompetent young male. The patient was successfully treated by liver abscess drainage and with antimicrobial therapy of ceftriaxone followed by ampicillin/sulbactam. The organism found in the aspiration culture of the abscess material was initially reported, by using a VITEK 2 system, as Sphingomonas paucimobilis. However, later, B. vesicularis was confirmed as the true pathogen through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first case of liver abscess caused by B. vesicularis.