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Yehuda Eidensohn1, Abraham Wei2, Michael Sirkin3
1Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Abstract:
Brevibacteria are Gram-positive rods found in human skin flora and dairy products. Although generally not considered human pathogens, case reports have implicated Brevibacterium species as rare causes of bacteremia, endocarditis, peritonitis, and osteomyelitis. We report a case of Brevibacterium tibial osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent individual with implanted hardware and highlight the challenge of identifying the organism and recognizing it as a potential pathogen.
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