Kocuria rhizophila adds to the emerging spectrum of micrococcal species involved in human infections.
Becker K, Rutsch F, Uekötter A, Kipp F, König J, Marquardt T, Peters G, von Eiff C
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
We describe the first case of a Kocuria rhizophila infection in a boy with methylmalonic aciduria. A single clone was isolated from blood samples drawn through a port system and from peripheral veins during septic episodes within a 2-year period. K. rhizophila expands the emerging number of "micrococci" considered to be etiologically relevant.
Details about the publication
Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology (J Clin Microbiol)
Volume: 46
Issue: 10
Page range: 3537-3539
Status: Published
Release year: 2008
Language in which the publication is written: English
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00823-08
Keywords: Micrococcaceae; Humans; Bacteremia; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Molecular Sequence Data; Child; Male; Micrococcaceae; Humans; Bacteremia; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Molecular Sequence Data; Child; Male
Authors from the University of Münster
| Becker, Karsten | Institute of Medical Microbiology |
| König, Jens Christian | University Children's Hospital - Department for General Paediatrics |
| Marquardt, Thorsten | Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine |
| Peters, Georg | Institute of Medical Microbiology Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) |
| Rutsch, Frank | Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine |
| Uekötter, Andreas | Institute of Medical Microbiology |