Two Cases of Peritonitis Caused by Kocuria marina in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Kocuria spp. are members of the Micrococcaceae family that are frequently found in the environment and on human skin. Few human infections have been reported. We describe what appear to be the first two cases of Kocuria marina peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-10, Vol.47 (10), p.3376-3378
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Ja Young, Kim, Si Hyun, Jeong, Haeng Soon, Oh, Seung Hwan, Kim, Hye Ran, Kim, Yeong Hoon, Lee, Jeong Nyeo, Kook, Joong-Ki, Kho, Weon-Gyu, Bae, Il Kwon, Shin, Jeong Hwan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Case Reports Cluster Analysis DNA, Bacterial - chemistry DNA, Bacterial - genetics DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry DNA, Ribosomal - genetics Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbiology Micrococcaceae Micrococcaceae - classification Micrococcaceae - isolation & purification Middle Aged Miscellaneous Molecular Sequence Data Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects Peritonitis - microbiology Phylogeny RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Zusammenfassung:	Kocuria spp. are members of the Micrococcaceae family that are frequently found in the environment and on human skin. Few human infections have been reported. We describe what appear to be the first two cases of Kocuria marina peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00847-09