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BMC Infectious Diseases
Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 1/2004

Open Access 01-12-2004 | Case report

Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea in a patient undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Authors: Fevzi Altuntas, Orhan Yildiz, Bülent Eser, Kürsat Gündogan, Bulent Sumerkan, Mustafa Çetin

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Background

Micrococcus species may cause intracranial abscesses, meningitis, pneumonia, and septic arthritis in immunosuppressed or immunocompetent hosts. In addition, strains identified as Micrococcus spp. have been reported recently in infections associated with indwelling intravenous lines, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fluids, ventricular shunts and prosthetic valves.

Case presentation

We report on the first case of a catheter-related bacteremia caused by Kocuria rosea, a gram-positive microorganism belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, in a 39-year-old man undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation due to relapsed Hodgkin disease. This uncommon pathogen may cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients.

Conclusions

This report presents a case of Kocuria rosea catheter related bacteremia after stem cell transplantation successfully treated with vancomycin and by catheter removal.
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Metadata
Title
Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea in a patient undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Authors
Fevzi Altuntas
Orhan Yildiz
Bülent Eser
Kürsat Gündogan
Bulent Sumerkan
Mustafa Çetin
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-62

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