AUTHOR=Aguilera-Arreola Ma. G. , Ostria-Hernández Martha L. , Albarrán-Fernández Enrique , Juárez-Enriquez Sara R. , Majalca-Martínez Cristina , Rico-Verdín Beatríz , Ruiz Enrico A. , Ruiz-Palma María del Socorro , Morales-García María R. , Contreras-Rodríguez Araceli TITLE=Correct Identification of Ochrobactrum anthropi From Blood Culture Using 16rRNA Sequencing: A First Case Report in an Immunocompromised Patient in Mexico JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=5 YEAR=2018 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2018.00205 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2018.00205 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=

The present report describes the misidentification of Brucella spp. from a positive blood culture using traditional microbiology tests. A molecular test identified the bacterium as Ochrobactrum anthropi. According to the information available, this report is the first to include this type of case in Mexico.