Clinical infection with Janibacter species is an infrequently reported event. There are a small number of cases of patients with Janibacter bacteremia recognized to date. We report the first case of Janibacter bacteremia in a pregnant woman. The bacteremia was associated with pneumonia. Such cases can be difficult to manage due to the lack of antibiotic susceptibility data for these bacteria. We also report susceptibility data for the Janibacter hoylei that was isolated in our patient. This case demonstrates that J. hoylei can be a pathogen in otherwise immunocompetent pregnant women.
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