title: Report of two paediatric cases of central line infections caused by species of the genusKocuria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Species of the genusKocuriaare Gram-positive cocci of the familyMicrococcacceaethat are ubiquitous in the environment and part of the normal skin and oral flora in humans. A paucity of cases have been reported ofKocuriaas human pathogens and there are currently no evidence-based guidelines for managing these uncommon infections.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two paediatric cases of central line infections with species of the genusKocuriathat required line removal despite antimicrobial therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Species of the genusKocuriaare uncommon human pathogens that have rarely been reported to cause opportunistic infections in both adult and paediatric populations. The cases presented here add to the growing body of literature documenting the pathogenicity of these organisms and the possible need for line removal to achieve clinical cure in central line-associated bacteraemia caused by species of the genusKocuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place , New York, NY 10029 , USA.
authors.forename: Sejal Makvana
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhavsar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place , New York, NY 10029 , USA.
authors.forename: Camille L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hamula
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place , New York, NY 10029 , USA.
authors.forename: Tanis C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Dingle
keywords: Kocuria; line infection; line removal; paediatiric