Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia
Joint Authors
Kimura, Masato
Yaoita, Hisao
Kawai, Eichiro
Ichinoi, Natsuko
Sakamoto, Osamu
Kure, Shigeo
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Kocuria kristinae is a catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, Gram-positive coccus found in the environment and in normal skin and mucosa in humans; however, it is rarely isolated from clinical specimens and is considered a nonpathogenic bacterium.
We describe a case of catheter-related bacteremia due to K.
kristinae in a young adult with propionic acidemia undergoing periodic hemodialysis.
The patient had a central venous catheter implanted for total parenteral nutrition approximately 6 months prior to the onset of symptoms because of repeated acute pancreatitis.
K.
kristinae was isolated from two sets of blood cultures collected from the catheter.
Vancomycin followed by cefazolin for 16 days and 5-day ethanol lock therapy successfully eradicated the K.
kristinae bacteremia.
Although human infections with this organism appear to be rare and are sometimes considered to result from contamination, physicians should not underestimate its significance when it is isolated in clinical specimens.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimura, Masato& Kawai, Eichiro& Yaoita, Hisao& Ichinoi, Natsuko& Sakamoto, Osamu& Kure, Shigeo. 2017. Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimura, Masato…[et al.]. Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146201
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimura, Masato& Kawai, Eichiro& Yaoita, Hisao& Ichinoi, Natsuko& Sakamoto, Osamu& Kure, Shigeo. Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146201
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146201