<it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Kocuria</it>, established by Stackebrandt et al., previously was classified into <it>Micrococcus</it>. Only two species, <it>K. rosea </it>and <it>K. kristinae </it>are reported to...
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| author | Tsai Tai-Hsin Chou Yu-lin Cheng Yu-Hsin Su Shou-hsin Tsai Cheng-Yu Lieu Ann-Shung |
| author_facet | Tsai Tai-Hsin Chou Yu-lin Cheng Yu-Hsin Su Shou-hsin Tsai Cheng-Yu Lieu Ann-Shung |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Kocuria</it>, established by Stackebrandt et al., previously was classified into <it>Micrococcus</it>. Only two species, <it>K. rosea </it>and <it>K. kristinae </it>are reported to be associated as pathogenic and found with catheter-related bacteremia and acute cholecystitis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We herein report the first case of brain abscess caused by <it>Kocuria varians</it>, a gram-positive microorganism, in a 52-year-old man. Hematogenous spread is the probable pathogenesis.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This report presents a case of <it>Kocuria varians </it>brain abscess successfully treated with surgical excision combined with antimicrobial therapy. In addition, Vitek 2 system has been used to identify and differentiate between coagulase-negative staphylococcus.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a181f9c7c52427391ca8d71c9ce0d0d2022-12-22T02:10:43ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342010-04-0110110210.1186/1471-2334-10-102<it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case reportTsai Tai-HsinChou Yu-linCheng Yu-HsinSu Shou-hsinTsai Cheng-YuLieu Ann-Shung<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Kocuria</it>, established by Stackebrandt et al., previously was classified into <it>Micrococcus</it>. Only two species, <it>K. rosea </it>and <it>K. kristinae </it>are reported to be associated as pathogenic and found with catheter-related bacteremia and acute cholecystitis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We herein report the first case of brain abscess caused by <it>Kocuria varians</it>, a gram-positive microorganism, in a 52-year-old man. Hematogenous spread is the probable pathogenesis.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This report presents a case of <it>Kocuria varians </it>brain abscess successfully treated with surgical excision combined with antimicrobial therapy. In addition, Vitek 2 system has been used to identify and differentiate between coagulase-negative staphylococcus.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/102 |
| spellingShingle | Tsai Tai-Hsin Chou Yu-lin Cheng Yu-Hsin Su Shou-hsin Tsai Cheng-Yu Lieu Ann-Shung <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report BMC Infectious Diseases |
| title | <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report |
| title_full | <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report |
| title_fullStr | <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report |
| title_short | <it>Kocuria varians </it>infection associated with brain abscess: A case report |
| title_sort | it kocuria varians it infection associated with brain abscess a case report |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/102 |
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