Brevundimonas vesicularis: A new pathogen in newborn

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Viswanathan, Rajlakshmi | Singh, Arun | Mukherjee, Ranajit | Sardar, Syamal | Dasgupta, Sudipta | Mukherjee, Suchandra

Affiliations: Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Rajlakshmi Viswanathan, Flat 2 C, Ambika, 306, P.Mazumdar Road, Kolkata, 700078, India. Tel.: +91 9830835375; Fax: +91 3322234848; E-mail: rupa_vish@rediffmail.com

Abstract: Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates. Enteric Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus are common causes of neonatal sepsis in the developing world. We report a case of neonatal sepsis caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of invasive B. vescularis infection in a newborn in the English literature.

Keywords: B. vesicularis, neonatal sepsis

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0231

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 189-191, 2010