Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection

• DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0
• Publication Date: 2012-12-07T05:07:26Z
• Authors: Alida Fe Talento; Henry Malnick; Meaghan Cotter; Anne Brady; Denise McGowan; Edmond Smyth; Fidelma Fitzpatrick
• Keywords: Opportunistic pathogen; Brevibacterium

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 interpretation antimicrobial susceptibility results for this unusual pathogen.