A Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection by Brevibacterium casei in a Child with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Fumihiro Ochi (Author), Hisamichi Tauchi (Author), Kyoko Moritani (Author), Shinobu Murakami (Author), Hitoshi Miyamoto (Author), Mayo Ueda (Author), Kozo Nagai (Author), Minenori Eguchi-Ishimae (Author), Mariko Eguchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The most common organisms isolated from pediatric catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are Gram-positive cocci, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus. There are few formal reports of Brevibacterium casei infection and even fewer reports of CRBSI due to this G...