학술논문
First Reported Case of Postneurosurgical Ventriculoperitonitis Due to Kocuria rhizophila Following a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. May 01, 2020 28(3):169-170
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1056-9103
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Kocuria rhizophila, a Gram-positive coccus, is usually regarded as a contaminant. It has been described in catheter device–related infections in children, but never as being involved in central nervous system infections. We report here for the first time a case of ventriculoperitonitis due to K. rhizophila in adult, identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.