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Micrococcus luteus pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature

1979; Alan R. Liss, Inc.; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/mpo.2950070404

1096-911X

Luís Souhami, Ronald Feld, Peter G. Tuffnell, Tamison Feller,

Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases

Abstract The clinical course of a 69‐year‐old male with acute myelogenous leukemia is described who, while extremely leukopenic (<100 neutrophils/μ1) from chemotherapy, developed a cavitating pneumonia due to a gram‐positive coccus, Micrococcus luteus. Aggressive antibiotic management and attainment of complete remission of his leukemia resulted in a successful outcome. A review of the literature regarding the pathogenicitiy of this organism and, in particular, its occurrence as a cause of pneumonia is presented.