title: Central venous catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria kristinae: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Kocuria species are unusual human pathogens isolated most commonly from immunocompromised hosts, such as transplant recipients and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, or from patients with chronic medical conditions. A case of catheter-related bacteremia with pulmonary septic emboli in a pregnant adult female without chronic medical conditions is described. A review of other reported Kocuria infections is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. ryan.dunn@uchospitals.edu
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bares
authors.forename: Michael Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed