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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3376-3378, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00847-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Two Cases of Peritonitis Caused by Kocuria marina in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis{triangledown}

Ja Young Lee,1 Si Hyun Kim,1 Haeng Soon Jeong,1 Seung Hwan Oh,1 Hye Ran Kim,1 Yeong Hoon Kim,2,3 Jeong Nyeo Lee,1,2 Joong-Ki Kook,4 Weon-Gyu Kho,2,5 Il Kwon Bae,6 and Jeong Hwan Shin1,2*

Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea,1 Paik Institute for Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea,2 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea,3 Department of Oral Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea,4 Department of Parasitology and Mitochondrial Research Group (Frontier Inje Research for Science and Technology), College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea,5 BK21 School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea6

Received 28 April 2009/ Returned for modification 17 June 2009/ Accepted 4 August 2009

Kocuria spp. are members of the Micrococcaceae family that are frequently found in the environment and on human skin. Few human infections have been reported. We describe what appear to be the first two cases of Kocuria marina peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, 633-165 Gaegeum-dong Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea. Phone: 82-51-890-6475. Fax: 82-51-893-1562. E-mail: jhsmile{at}inje.ac.kr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 August 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3376-3378, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00847-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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