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Online Published: 22 Mar 2021
 


Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species

Manuel Serrano Martins, Fabiana Pimentel, Andre Pinto, Grace Staring, Wildemar Costa.


Abstract
Kocuria rosea is an Actinobacteria belonging to the family Micrococcaceae. Despite being rare, infections to Kocuria species have been reported more often in the last decade, usually in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of a 62-year-old immunocompetent male, with a ventricular septal defect who was diagnosed with infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea identified in four blood cultures. The patient completed five weeks of empiric antibiotic combination therapy with complete resolution of the infection. Although infection by Kocuria species is rare, due to better identification methods, it is becoming a more frequent diagnosis. Further studies are needed to investigate the susceptibility and resistance of these pathogens in order to develop specific guidelines for antibiotic treatment.

Key words: Kocuria rosea, Infective endocarditis, Ventricular septal defect


 
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Martins MS, Pimentel F, Pinto A, Staring G, Costa W. Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(2): 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917

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Martins MS, Pimentel F, Pinto A, Staring G, Costa W. Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=6077 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Martins MS, Pimentel F, Pinto A, Staring G, Costa W. Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(2): 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Martins MS, Pimentel F, Pinto A, Staring G, Costa W. Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2021), [cited October 13, 2024]; 5(2): 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


Harvard Style

Martins, M. S., Pimentel, . F., Pinto, . A., Staring, . G. & Costa, . W. (2021) Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 5 (2), 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


Turabian Style

Martins, Manuel Serrano, Fabiana Pimentel, Andre Pinto, Grace Staring, and Wildemar Costa. 2021. Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (2), 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


Chicago Style

Martins, Manuel Serrano, Fabiana Pimentel, Andre Pinto, Grace Staring, and Wildemar Costa. "Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5 (2021), 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Martins, Manuel Serrano, Fabiana Pimentel, Andre Pinto, Grace Staring, and Wildemar Costa. "Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5.2 (2021), 65-66. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Martins, M. S., Pimentel, . F., Pinto, . A., Staring, . G. & Costa, . W. (2021) Infective endocarditis due to Kocuria rosea in a patient with ventricular septal defect: Emerging species. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (2), 65-66. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Kocuria-rosea-172-1605821917


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