2022, Cilt 52, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 082-088 |
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A Rare Causative Agent Isolated from Tracheal Aspirate Sample: Brevundimonas vesicularis |
Nadire Seval Gündem1, Feyza Çetin1, Kadir Yümlü2 |
1Dr. Ali Kemal Belviranlı Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarı, Konya, Türkiye 2Dr. Ali Kemal Belviranlı Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi, Neonatoloji, Konya, Türkiye |
Keywords: Brevundimonas vesicularis, neonate, tracheal aspirate |
Brevundimonas vesicularis is a non-fermentative, oxidase and catalase positive, gram negative aerobic bacillus.
It is an opportunistic pathogenic bacteria that causes nosocomial infections, especially in immunosuppressive
patients. The number of cases associated with this agent is limited in the literature and its isolation from cases
of bacteremia, neonatal sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis and peritonitis has been reported. Despite the fact
that the studies indicated varying levels of in vitro antibiotic susceptibility of Brevundimonas vesicularis, it is
generally susceptible to antipseudomonal penicillins, aminoglycosides and carbapenem type antibiotics.
In this case report, Brevundimonas vesicularis, a rare microorganism isolated from tracheal aspirate sample
of a newborn hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and dependent on mechanical ventilator due to
respiratory failure, and its antibiotic susceptibility status were presented.
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