Case Report: An Unexpected Herbaspirillum Huttiense Bacteremia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Abstract Background Herbaspirillum huttiense is a gram-negative bacterium that is rarely implicated in human infections. This case underscores the risk of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised neonates receiving high-dose corticosteroid therapy. It contributes to the scientific literature by expanding the current understanding of neonatal Herbaspirillum infections. Case presentation A preterm infant was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit due to thrombocytopenia secondary to maternal chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. During high-dose methylprednisolone therapy, Herbaspirillum huttiens…