Insight into Kytococcus schroeteri Infection Management: A Case Report and Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kytococcus schroeteri is a member of normal skin microflora, which can cause lethal infections in immunosuppressed hosts. In this review we attempted to draw patterns of its pathogenicity, which seem to vary regarding host immune status and the presence of implantable devices. Evidence suggests this pathogen houses many resistance-forming proteins, which serve to exacerbate the challenge in curing it. Available information on K. schroeteri antibacterial susceptibility is scarce. In this situation, a novel, genome-based antibiotic resistance analysis model, previously suggested by Su et al., could aid clinicians dealing with unknown infections. In this study we merged data from observed antibiotic resistance patterns with resistance data demonstrated by DNA

SUBMITTER: Bagelman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8005950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature