Hospital acquired urinary tract infection by multidrug-resistant Brevundimonas vesicularis

Abstract

Infections caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis, a nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterium, are very rare. Here, we report the first case of multidrug-resistant hospital acquired urinary tract infection by B. vesicularis. Patient was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy with piperacillin-tazobactam and amikacin.

Keywords

• Brevundimonas vesicularis
• urinary tract infection
• multidrug-resistant