Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae in a patient with ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT: We report on the first case of a catheter-related recurrent bacteremia caused by Kocuria kristinae, a gram-positive microorganism belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, in a 51-year-old woman with ovarian cancer. This unusual pathogen may cause opportunistic infections in patients with severe underlying diseases.

SUBMITTER: Basaglia G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC120093 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature