@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0, author = "Talento, Alida Fe and Malnick, Henry and Cotter, Meaghan and Brady, Anne and McGowan, Denise and Smyth, Edmond and Fitzpatrick, Fidelma", title = "Brevibacterium otitidis: an elusive cause of neurosurgical infection", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "2013", volume = "62", number = "3", pages = "486-488", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Coryneform bacteria are usually considered as non-pathogenic when isolated from clinical specimens. We present a case of Brevibacterium otitidis neurosurgical infection in an immunocompetent patient, and highlight the difficulty with identification and interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility results for this unusual pathogen.", }