Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report
The genus Kocuria belongs to the family Micrococcaceae and includes Gram-positive strictly aerobic cocci. Kocuria sp. are found in the commensal flora of the mammalian skin and oropharynx and are rarely identified as pathogens. Kocuria sp. mainly infect patients with severe underlying diseases such...
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| author | Ahmet Çağkan İNKAYA Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR Gökçe UĞUR Hale GÜMÜŞ Esengül YILMAZ TATAR |
| author_facet | Ahmet Çağkan İNKAYA Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR Gökçe UĞUR Hale GÜMÜŞ Esengül YILMAZ TATAR |
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| description | The genus Kocuria belongs to the family Micrococcaceae and includes Gram-positive strictly aerobic cocci. Kocuria sp. are found in the commensal flora of the mammalian skin and oropharynx and are rarely identified as pathogens. Kocuria sp. mainly infect patients with severe underlying diseases such as metabolic disorders, hematological malignancies and solid tumors. In this manuscript, a diabetic patient with bacteremia and meningitis caused by K. rosea is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34519b7486c34a159b5248acaafe42652023-02-15T16:07:54ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X2013-09-01183149152Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case ReportAhmet Çağkan İNKAYA0Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR1Gökçe UĞUR2Hale GÜMÜŞ3Esengül YILMAZ TATAR4Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Adana State Hospital, Adana, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases, Adiyaman State Hospital, Adiyaman, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Balcali Hospital, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Balcali Hospital, Adana, TurkeyEmergency Service, Adana State Hospital, Adana, TurkeyThe genus Kocuria belongs to the family Micrococcaceae and includes Gram-positive strictly aerobic cocci. Kocuria sp. are found in the commensal flora of the mammalian skin and oropharynx and are rarely identified as pathogens. Kocuria sp. mainly infect patients with severe underlying diseases such as metabolic disorders, hematological malignancies and solid tumors. In this manuscript, a diabetic patient with bacteremia and meningitis caused by K. rosea is presented.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2013-18-03-149-152.pdfKocuria roseaBacteremiaMeningitis |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Çağkan İNKAYA Nazlım AKTUĞ DEMİR Gökçe UĞUR Hale GÜMÜŞ Esengül YILMAZ TATAR Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi Kocuria rosea Bacteremia Meningitis |
| title | Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report |
| title_full | Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report |
| title_short | Bacteremia and Meningitis Due to Kocuria rosea: Case Report |
| title_sort | bacteremia and meningitis due to kocuria rosea case report |
| topic | Kocuria rosea Bacteremia Meningitis |
| url | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2013-18-03-149-152.pdf |
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