Open AccessUmbilical Sepsis Caused by Multidrug Resistant Strain of Kocuria kristinae in a New Born: A Case Report
Author(s) -
S. Umadevi,
Pramodhini Subramanian,
K. Raman,
Kunigal S Seetha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15665.7560
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , vancomycin , linezolid , biology , pathogen , sepsis , micrococcus , coagulase , staphylococcus , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , immunology , genetics
Kocuria species were placed previously under the genus Micrococcus, are skin and oropharynx commensals in mammals, including man. A rare bacteria, Kocuria kristinae isolated from a new born with umbilical sepsis. Identification and antibiotic susceptibility was done by Vitek 2 compact system (Biomerieux). The isolate was sensitive to higher antibiotics like vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid. As this new pathogen resembles coagulase negative staphylococcus, it should not be misidentified.