Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case

Kocuria kristinae, previously known as Micrococcus kristinae, are common in nature but are included in the normal skin flora, mucous membrane, and oropharynx in humans and are generally not pathogenic. Kocuria species are facultative anaerobic, catalase positive, and coagulase negative cocci. It can...

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Main Authors: Kadir Arslan, Ayça Sultan Şahin
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2023-06-01
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description Kocuria kristinae, previously known as Micrococcus kristinae, are common in nature but are included in the normal skin flora, mucous membrane, and oropharynx in humans and are generally not pathogenic. Kocuria species are facultative anaerobic, catalase positive, and coagulase negative cocci. It can cause peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis, catheterrelated urinary tract infections, acute cholecystitis, infective endocarditis, meningitis, brain abscess, and pneumonia in patients with chronic disease and immunocompromised patients. This article presents a case of pneumonia and bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae, reported for the first time in Turkey, in a 72-year-old female patient with a history of comorbid diseases and tracheostomy.
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spelling doaj-art-28c01c5a2f24451ebbe69448c4077e992025-08-20T03:54:47ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi2146-64162147-267X2023-06-0121214614910.4274/tybd.galenos.2023.9870413049054Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare CaseKadir Arslan0Ayça Sultan Şahin1 University of Health Sciences Turkey, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Turkey University of Health Sciences Turkey, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Turkey Kocuria kristinae, previously known as Micrococcus kristinae, are common in nature but are included in the normal skin flora, mucous membrane, and oropharynx in humans and are generally not pathogenic. Kocuria species are facultative anaerobic, catalase positive, and coagulase negative cocci. It can cause peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis, catheterrelated urinary tract infections, acute cholecystitis, infective endocarditis, meningitis, brain abscess, and pneumonia in patients with chronic disease and immunocompromised patients. This article presents a case of pneumonia and bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae, reported for the first time in Turkey, in a 72-year-old female patient with a history of comorbid diseases and tracheostomy. http://www.turkishjic.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/bacteremia-and-pneumoniae-caused-by-ikocuria-krist/60366 kocuria kristinaepneumoniabacteremiaintensive care unit
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Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi
kocuria kristinae
pneumonia
bacteremia
intensive care unit
title Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
title_full Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
title_fullStr Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
title_full_unstemmed Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
title_short Bacteremia and Pneumoniae Caused by Kocuria Kristina: A Rare Case
title_sort bacteremia and pneumoniae caused by kocuria kristina a rare case
topic kocuria kristinae
pneumonia
bacteremia
intensive care unit
url http://www.turkishjic.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/bacteremia-and-pneumoniae-caused-by-ikocuria-krist/60366
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