First Isolation and Clinical Case of <i>Brevundimonas</i> <i>diminuta</i> in a Newborn with Low Birth Weight, in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Report
David Lupande-Mwenebitu,
Raphael Kavul Tshiyongo,
Octavie Lunguya-Metila,
Jean-Philippe Lavigne,
Jean-Marc Rolain,
Seydina M. Diene
Affiliations
David Lupande-Mwenebitu
Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix Marseille Université, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, CEDEX 05, 13385 Marseille, France
Raphael Kavul Tshiyongo
Hôpital Provincial Général de Référence de Bukavu, Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB), Bukavu 285, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Octavie Lunguya-Metila
Service de Microbiologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa 127, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jean-Philippe Lavigne
VBIC, INSERM U1047, Service de Microbiologie et Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Nîmes, Université de Montpellier, 30000 Nîmes, France
Jean-Marc Rolain
Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix Marseille Université, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, CEDEX 05, 13385 Marseille, France
Seydina M. Diene
Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix Marseille Université, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, CEDEX 05, 13385 Marseille, France
Brevundimonas diminuta is rarely described in clinical specimens, never at the umbilical stump. Most of the reported cases are in patients with underlying pathologies. We must integrate this microorganism in the etiological agents of nosocomial infections, but much remains to be understood about its virulence. We present a case of umbilical stump infection (omphalitis) caused by B. diminuta, in a preterm and hypotrophic new-born and discuss the diagnosis of this bacterium and its role as responsible of nosocomial neonatal infections.
