Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection

Alida Fe Talento; Henry Malnick; Meaghan Cotter; Anne Brady; Denise McGowan; Edmond Smyth; Fidelma Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0

Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection

J Med Microbiol. 2013 Mar;62(Pt 3):486-488. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0. Epub 2012 Dec 6.

Authors

Alida Fe Talento^{1

2}, Henry Malnick³, Meaghan Cotter^{1

2}, Anne Brady², Denise McGowan², Edmond Smyth^{1

2}, Fidelma Fitzpatrick^{4

1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
² Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
³ Health Protection Agency, London, England, UK.
⁴ Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 23222861
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0

Abstract

Coryneform bacteria are usually considered as non-pathogenic when isolated from clinical specimens. We present a case of Brevibacterium otitidis neurosurgical infection in an immunocompetent patient, and highlight the difficulty with identification and interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility results for this unusual pathogen.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections / etiology
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Brevibacterium / classification*
Brevibacterium / genetics
Brevibacterium / isolation & purification*
Diskectomy / adverse effects*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Epidural Abscess / drug therapy
Epidural Abscess / etiology
Epidural Abscess / microbiology*
Epidural Abscess / surgery
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / microbiology*
RNA, Bacterial / genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S