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Bacteremia caused by Brevibacterium species in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Dilara Oğünç1, Meral Gültekin, Dilek Colak
1Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. dilara@med.akdeniz.edu.tr
Haematologia
|November 5, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of bacteremia caused by Brevibacterium species which is one of the coryneform bacteria, in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. We conclude that, if a coryneform bacteria is isolated from sterile body sites, it must be carefully evaluated, and especially in immunocompromised patients, Brevibacterium species should be considered as potential pathogens.