Kytococcus schroeteri infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a child.
Kytococcus schroeteri is a newly described micrococcal species and, to date, has been associated mostly with endocarditis. Six infections attributable to this opportunistic pathogen have been described since 2002, when the first case was identified. We describe here the first pediatric case of a K. schroeteri ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. The child was successfully treated with a combination of rifampin and vancomycin and shunt replacement. Initially identified as a Micrococcus spp. by both automated identification and conventional biochemical testing, sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene enabled accurate identification of the organism.
Jourdain
Sarah
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Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium. sajourda@ulb.ac.be
Miendje Deyi
Véronique Yvette
VY
Musampa
Karine
K
Wauters
Georges
G
Denis
Olivier
O
Lepage
Philippe
P
Vergison
Anne
A
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000235:genetics; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D000462:Algeria; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S