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Jacob Burch1,2, Shilpa Tatineni3,2, Ikponmwosa Enofe4
1Internal Medicine Residency, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, USA jacob.burch@sparrow.org.
Abstract:
Brevundimonas diminuta, a non-fermenting gram-negative bacterium, is emerging as an important multidrug resistant opportunistic pathogen. It has been described in cases of bacteremia, pleuritis, keratitis and peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. We describe, for the first time, a case of pyogenic liver abscess caused by coinfection of B. diminuta and Streptococcus anginosus, and briefly review pyogenic liver abscesses and the literature regarding B. diminuta.
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