Bacteremia by Kocuria rosea in an AIDS patient

被引:7
作者
Corti, Marcelo [1 ]
Villafane, Maria F. [1 ]
Soto, Isabel [1 ]
Palmieri, Omar [1 ]
Callejo, Raquel [2 ]
机构
[1] Hosp Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco J Muniz, Div B, VIH SIDA, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[2] Hosp Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco J Muniz, Bacteriol Lab, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
来源
REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA | 2012年 / 29卷 / 03期
关键词
Kocuria rosea; HIV; immunocompromised patient; bacteremia; CATHETER-RELATED BACTEREMIA;
D O I
10.4067/S0716-10182012000300019
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Kocuria rosea is an uncommon pathogen may cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patient. We report a HIV patient, who presented bacteremia caused by Kocuria rosea. He was successfully treated with vancomycin and by catheter removal.
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页码:355 / 356
页数:2
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