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Kocuria rhizophila Adds to the Emerging Spectrum of Micrococcal Species Involved in Human Infections

2008; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 46; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.00823-08

1098-660X

Karsten Becker, Frank Rutsch, Andreas Uekötter, Frank Kipp, Jens König, Thorsten Marquardt, Georg Peters, Christof von Eiff,

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

ABSTRACT 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.