A Case of Community-acquired Bacteremic Empyema Caused by Kocuria kristinae

Kocuria kristinae, part of the normal flora of the skin and oral mucosa, is seldom reported as a human pathogen; infection is mostly associated with immunocompromised patients in healthcare facilities. Here, we describe the first case of bacteremic empyema caused by K. kristinae acquired from the co...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ka Young, Cho, Jae Hyun, Yu, Chang Min, Lee, Kyung Jin, Lee, Jae Min, Koh, Seokyoung, Kwon, Mingu, Jeong, Dasol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29968982
http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2018.50.2.144
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Sumario:Kocuria kristinae, part of the normal flora of the skin and oral mucosa, is seldom reported as a human pathogen; infection is mostly associated with immunocompromised patients in healthcare facilities. Here, we describe the first case of bacteremic empyema caused by K. kristinae acquired from the community. K. kristinae was isolated from pleural effusion and two sets of peripheral blood samples drawn from two different sites. The empyema resolved after the insertion of a chest tube and intravenous administration of piperacillin-tazobactam and levofloxacin.

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