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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2002, p. 311-313, Vol. 40, No. 1
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.311-313.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Ovarian Cancer

G. Basaglia,1 E. Carretto,2* D. Barbarini,2 L. Moras,1 S. Scalone,3 P. Marone,2 and P. De Paoli1

Microbiologia, Immunologia e Virologia,1 Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Area Infettivologica, Policlinico San Matteo, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy,2 Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Aviano3

Received 20 April 2001/ Returned for modification 4 July 2001/ Accepted 9 October 2001

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratorio Sperimentali di Ricerca, Area Infettivologica, IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo," Via Taramelli, 5, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Phone: (39) 0382-502702. Fax: (39) 0382-502282. E-mail: e.carretto{at}smatteo.pv.it.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2002, p. 311-313, Vol. 40, No. 1
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.311-313.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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