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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(02): 189-191
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0231
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Brevundimonas vesicularis: A new pathogen in newborn

Rajlakshmi Viswanathan
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
,
Arun Singh
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
,
Ranajit Mukherjee
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
,
Syamal Sardar
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
,
Sudipta Dasgupta
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
,
Suchandra Mukherjee
a   Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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05 February 2009

03 June 2009

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28 July 2015 (online)

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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.

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B. vesicularis - neonatal sepsis