title: Umbilical Sepsis Caused by Multidrug Resistant Strain of Kocuria kristinae in a New Born: A Case Report.
abstract: Kocuria species were placed previously under the genus Micrococcus, are skin and oropharynx commensals in mammals, including man. A rare bacteria, Kocuria kristinae isolated from a new born with umbilical sepsis. Identification and antibiotic susceptibility was done by Vitek 2 compact system (Biomerieux). The isolate was sensitive to higher antibiotics like vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid. As this new pathogen resembles coagulase negative staphylococcus, it should not be misidentified.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Umadevi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Pramodhini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Kalaivani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head of Department, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Seetha
keywords: Coagulase negative staphylococcus; Micrococcus; Vitek 2