Kocuria varians infection associated with brain abscess: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Kocuria, established by Stackebrandt et al., previously was classified into Micrococcus. Only two species, K. rosea and K. kristinae are reported to be associated as pathogenic and found with catheter-related bacteremia and acute cholecystitis.


METHODS
We herein report the first case of brain abscess caused by Kocuria varians, a gram-positive microorganism, in a 52-year-old man. Hematogenous spread is the probable pathogenesis.


CONCLUSIONS
This report presents a case of Kocuria varians brain abscess successfully treated with surgical excision combined with antimicrobial therapy. In addition, Vitek 2 system has been used to identify and differentiate between coagulase-negative staphylococcus.
Tsai
Cheng-Yu
CY
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Su
Shou-hsin
SH
Cheng
Yu-Hsin
YH
Chou
Yu-lin
YL
Tsai
Tai-Hsin
TH
Lieu
Ann-Shung
AS
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents