First Isolation and Clinical Case of Brevundimonas diminuta in a Newborn with Low Birth Weight, in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Report

Autor: David Lupande-Mwenebitu, Raphael Kavul Tshiyongo, Octavie Lunguya-Metila, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Jean-Marc Rolain, Seydina M. Diene
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Medicina, Vol 57, Iss 11, p 1227 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 57111227
1648-9144
1010-660X
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57111227
Popis: Brevundimonas diminuta is rarely described in clinical specimens, never at the umbilical stump. Most of the reported cases are in patients with underlying pathologies. We must integrate this microorganism in the etiological agents of nosocomial infections, but much remains to be understood about its virulence. We present a case of umbilical stump infection (omphalitis) caused by B. diminuta, in a preterm and hypotrophic new-born and discuss the diagnosis of this bacterium and its role as responsible of nosocomial neonatal infections.
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