title: Kocuria varians infection associated with brain abscess: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shou-hsin
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yu-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yu-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Tai-Hsin
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ann-Shung
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lieu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents