Empedobacter brevis is gram-negative bacilli that belongs to Flavobacteriaceae family. It was previously known with name of Flavobacterium breve. The reservoir of these bacteria is soil, plants, water, food, hospital water sources, including
incubators, sinks, faucets, tap water,
hemodialysis systems, saline solutions, and other
pharmaceutical solutions. We report a case of term female newborn, admitted with complaint of respiratory distress developing soon after birth and developed clinical features of
sepsis at age of 92 hours of postnatal life. The
sepsis screen was positive and blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid showed growth of Empedobacter brevis that was resistant to multiple
antibiotics. The neonate was treated with appropriate
antibiotics and was discharged successfully. The novelty of the case report is that this is the first case report of
neonatal sepsis caused by Empedobacter brevis.