Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea in a patient undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
BACKGROUND
Micrococcus species may cause intracranial abscesses, meningitis, pneumonia, and septic arthritis in immunosuppressed or immunocompetent hosts. In addition, strains identified as Micrococcus spp. have been reported recently in infections associated with indwelling intravenous lines, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fluids, ventricular shunts and prosthetic valves.


METHODS
We report on the first case of a catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria rosea, a gram-positive microorganism belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, in a 39-year-old man undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation due to relapsed Hodgkin disease. This uncommon pathogen may cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients.


CONCLUSIONS
This report presents a case of Kocuria rosea catheter related bacteremia after stem cell transplantation successfully treated with vancomycin and by catheter removal.
Altuntas
Fevzi
F
Department of Hematology-Oncology and BMT Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. faltuntas@hotmail.com <faltuntas@hotmail.com>
Yildiz
Orhan
O
Eser
Bülent
B
Gündogan
Kürsat
K
Sumerkan
Bulent
B
Cetin
Mustafa
M
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008837:Micrococcus; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*