a rare case of ralstonia pickettii infection in a patient undergoing thyroid surgery

Introduction: the incidence of infection by ralstonia is increasing. several reports describing infection by these bacteria in immunocompromised patients have been published. in this study, we reported a case of ralstonia pickettii infection in a patient with normal immunity. case presentation: a woman presented with fever after thyroid surgery. we identified r. pickettii in her blood culture using 16s rrna gene sequencing. the patient’s condition improved clinically upon treatment with levofloxacin. conclusions: our report highlights the potential of ralstonia to cause sepsis in patients with normal immunity and emphasizes the importance of blood culture testing when a hospitalized patient has an unexplained high fever.