Catheter-related bacteraemia and infective endocarditis caused by Kocuria species |
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| Authors: | C.C. Lai J.Y. Wang S.H. Lin C.K. Tan C.Y. Wang C.H. Liao C.H. Chou Y.T. Huang H.I. Lin P.R. Hsueh |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Tainan;2. Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei County Hospital, Taipei County, Taipei;3. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan;4. Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei;5. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin;6. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | We describe five patients with positive blood culture for Kocuria species. Three patients had catheter-related bacteraemia and one had infective endocarditis caused by Kocuria kristinae, and one had a K. marina isolate, which was considered to be a contaminant. Identification of the isolates was further confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. In conclusion, Kocuria species are an unusual cause of infection in immunocompromised patients. Accurate identification with molecular methods is imperative for the diagnosis of these unusual pathogens. |
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| Keywords: | Catheter-related bacteraemia infective endocarditis |
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