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Human infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. Here, we report a rare case of implantable venous access port-associated soft tissue infection caused by P. piersonii in a 49-year-old immunocompromised woman with lung cancer. The pathogen was isolated from purulent discharge obtained from the port site and identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Whole-genome sequencing confirmed species-level identification based on average nucleotide identity (ANI) analysis and phylogenomic reconstruction. The isolate exhibited broad antimicrobial susceptibility to the tested agents. Following complete device removal and empirical antimicrobial therapy, the patient recovered uneventfully. 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