A Case of Bacteremia by Brevundimonas vesicularisin a Hospitalized Patient.

The spectrum of diseases caused by B. vesicularis is diverse, ranging from bacteremia, septicemia, endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis in chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients to skin infections.4 We encountered a case who initially presented with jaundice due to obstruction of common bile duct. During her stay at the hospital, she developed obstruction of the placed stent and high grade fever with rigors and chills. Her blood culture sent to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) yielded growth of Brevundimonas vesicularis. The patient was given meropenem intravenously for 10 days with complete recovery. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of bacteremia caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis in Pakistan.