Endocarditis and Bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea Following Heart Valve Replacement

Aslı Kiraz 1, Süleyman Durmaz 2, Ali Baykan 3, Duygu Perçin 4
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1 Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Çanakkale, Turkey
2 Mevlana University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Konya, Turkey
3 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
4 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kayseri, Turkey
EUR J BASIC MED SCI, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp. 93-95. https://doi.org/10.15197/sabad.2.3.18
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ABSTRACT

Kocuria rosea, the member of the family Micrococcaceae, is usually seen as normal flora of skin and mucous membranes, but can cause serious infections in immunocompromised patients. In this case, 10 days after the application of mitral valve replacement because of mitral insufficiency, subfebrile fever and echocardiographic vegetations were found and Kocuria rosea was isolated from the peripheral blood culture sample. The patient was afebrile and his general condition improved and discharged after treatment with ceftriaxone 2x700 mg and gentamicin 2x70 mg. Although this bacteria is usually considered to be as contamination when grew in culture, it may cause infection in immunocompromised patients. Due to these factors, communication between the laboratory and the clinic is very important to discriminate these cases.
Keywords: endocarditis, Kocuria rosea, bacteremia, heart valve replacement

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Kiraz A, Durmaz S, Baykan A, Perçin D. Endocarditis and Bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea Following Heart Valve Replacement. Eur J Basic Med Sci. 2013;3(4):93-5. https://doi.org/10.15197/sabad.2.3.18

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