TY - JOUR
T1 - Central venous catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria kristinae
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Dunn, Ryan
AU - Bares, Sara
AU - David, Michael Z.
PY - 2011/8/24
Y1 - 2011/8/24
N2 - Kocuria species are unusual human pathogens isolated most commonly from immunocompromised hosts, such as transplant recipients and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, or from patients with chronic medical conditions. A case of catheter-related bacteremia with pulmonary septic emboli in a pregnant adult female without chronic medical conditions is described. A review of other reported Kocuria infections is provided.
AB - Kocuria species are unusual human pathogens isolated most commonly from immunocompromised hosts, such as transplant recipients and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, or from patients with chronic medical conditions. A case of catheter-related bacteremia with pulmonary septic emboli in a pregnant adult female without chronic medical conditions is described. A review of other reported Kocuria infections is provided.
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U2 - 10.1186/1476-0711-10-31
DO - 10.1186/1476-0711-10-31
M3 - Article
C2 - 21864336
AN - SCOPUS:80052032994
SN - 1476-0711
VL - 10
JO - Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
JF - Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
M1 - 31
ER -