title: A bumpy road to the diagnosis of a Kytococcus schroeteri shunt infection.
abstract: We report a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection associated with Kytococcus schroeteri, a Gram-positive bacterium from the family Dermacoccaceae. While the biochemical identification systems do not reliably identify this potential pathogen, sequence-based identification is recommended to guide the antibiotic treatment of this intrinsically meticillin-resistant species, which is susceptible to vancomycin, gentamicin and/or rifampicin.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Frieder
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schaumburg
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmalstieg
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fiedler
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brentrup
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Heymut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents