Kocuria Kristinae in Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3247
Rachna Tewari, Mridu Dudeja, Ayan K. Das, Shyamasree Nandy
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himsr, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
2. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himsr, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
3 Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Himsr, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
4. Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Himsr, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rachna Tewari,
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himsr, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
Phone: 9311065999, E-mail: dr_rachna_tewari@yahoo.com
Kocuria kristinae is a gram positive coccus of the family of Micrococcacae. It inhabits the skin and mucous membranes, but it has rarely been isolated from clinical specimens and is thus considered to be a non-pathogenic commensal. However, it may cause opportunistic infections in patients with indwelling devices and severe underlying diseases. We are reporting an unusual case of a Kocuria kristinae urinary tract infection in a catheterized, 20-years old male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a catheter related urinary tract infection which was caused by Kocuria kristinae.
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