Catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria salsicia: the first case

Kyung Mok Sohn; Jin-Yang Baek; So Hyun Kim; Shinhye Cheon; Yeon-Sook Kim

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2014.11.005

Catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria salsicia: the first case

J Infect Chemother. 2015 Apr;21(4):305-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.11.005. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Authors

Kyung Mok Sohn¹, Jin-Yang Baek², So Hyun Kim², Shinhye Cheon³, Yeon-Sook Kim³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea. Electronic address: medone@cnuh.co.kr.
² Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID), Seoul, South Korea.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.

PMID: 25497673
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.11.005

Abstract

We report the first case of catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria salsicia in a patient with short bowel syndrome. The pathogen was initially identified as Kocuria varians by a Vitek 2-based assessment, but its 16S rRNA gene sequence showed 100% similarity to K. salsicia. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and removal of the catheter.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Catheter-related infections; Kocuria; Vancomycin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Micrococcaceae*
Vancomycin / pharmacology
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Vancomycin