Ochrobactrum anthropi (O. anthropi) are environmental organisms and are emerging opportunistic pathogens of low virulence in humans. O. anthropi is resistant to several broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents. It is resistant to several β lactam agents, which are commonly used to treat gram-negative infections. We report a case of meningitis due to O. anthropi in a patient diagnosed with phyllodes tumor of the breast in a cancer hospital.
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