A bumpy road to the diagnosis of a Kytococcus schroeteri shunt infection.

Schaumburg F, Schmalstieg C, Fiedler B, Brentrup A, Omran H, Becker K

Abstract

We report a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection associated with Kytococcus schroeteri, a Gram-positive bacterium from the family Dermacoccaceae. While the biochemical identification systems do not reliably identify this potential pathogen, sequence-based identification is recommended to guide the antibiotic treatment of this intrinsically meticillin-resistant species, which is susceptible to vancomycin, gentamicin and/or rifampicin.