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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;40(1):311-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.311-313.2002.

Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae in a patient with ovarian cancer

G Basaglia  1 , E Carretto, D Barbarini, L Moras, S Scalone, P Marone, P De Paoli
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Case Reports

Catheter-related bacteremia due to Kocuria kristinae in a patient with ovarian cancer

G Basaglia et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

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.

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FIG. 1.
Automated ribotyping obtained with EcoRI and PvuII restriction enzymes (modified from an image generated with RiboPrinter). Lanes M, molecular mass marker (from the top, 1, 2.2, 3.3, 6.3, 9.6, and 50 kbp); lanes 1, Kocuria strain isolated from the CVC; lanes 2 to 5, Kocuria strains isolated from different blood samples; lanes 6, reference strain K. kristinae ATCC 27572; lanes 7, reference strain K. kristinae ATCC 27570.
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