Successful Treatment of Brevibacterium Bacteremia Solely With Antimicrobial Therapy

Brevibacterium massiliense bacteremia

Brevibacterium massiliense infection in man is rare. We report here the second case with isolation of B. massiliense in human. This micro-organism requires specific laboratory investigations such as 16S rRNA gene sequencing for accurate species identification. The clinical outcome was favorable.

Successful treatment of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis with combination antimicrobial therapy.

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare but fatal infection. Due to its nonspecific symptoms and laboratory and neuroradiological findings, it is rarely diagnosed antemortem. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old Japanese woman who was diagnosed with GAE following the detection of a pathogen similar to Balamuthia mandrillaris under a microscopic examination of cerebrospinal flu...

A successful antimicrobial regime for Chromobacterium violaceum induced bacteremia

BACKGROUND Chromobacterium violaceum is a proteobacterium found in soil and water in tropical regions. The organism rarely causes infection in humans, yet can cause a severe systemic infection by entering the bloodstream via an open wound. CASE PRESENTATION We recently identified a case of severe bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Ho ...

714Gram Negative Bacteremia: Are Shorter Courses of Antimicrobial Therapy Feasible?

Background. The optimal duration of bloodstream infections due to gram negative bacteremia has been poorly defined. The objective of this study was to determine if short courses of antimicrobial therapy were non-inferior to intermediate and long courses of antimicrobial therapy for gram negative bacteremia. Methods. A retrospective, single-center, chart-review was performed on patients with a d...

Successful Treatment of Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Haemodialysis