Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae in a patient with ovarian cancer.
We report on the first case of a catheter-related recurrent bacteremia caused by Kocuria kristinae, a gram-positive microorganism belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, in a 51-year-old woman with ovarian cancer. This unusual pathogen may cause opportunistic infections in patients with severe underlying diseases.
Basaglia
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Microbiologia, Immunologia e Virologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Carretto
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Barbarini
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Moras
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Scalone
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Marone
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De Paoli
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S