Briefland Jundishapur J Microbiol 2008-4161 14 9 2021 11 3 10.5812/jjm.119418 Liyan Zhou Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China Weijuan Qin Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China Zhengyi Liang Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China Huanhuan Wei Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China Xiaoning Wu Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China Case Report 2021 10 17 2021 9 13 2021 11 3 2021 09 30 Introduction : The incidence of infection by Ralstoniais increasing. Several reports describing infection by these bacteria in immunocompromised patients have been published. In this study, we reported a case of Ralstonia pickettiiinfection in a patient with normal immunity. Case Presentation : A woman presented with fever after thyroid surgery. We identified R. pickettiiin 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 Ralstoniato cause sepsis in patients with normal immunity and emphasizes the importance of blood culture testing when a hospitalized patient has an unexplained high fever. https://sites.kowsarpub.com/jjm/articles/119418.html https://jjm.kowsarpub.com/cdn/dl/56aae094-4fa6-11ec-8a12-d7f57f0c561c Sepsis <i>Ralstonia pickettii</i> Blood Culture