Kim Ka Young, Cho Jae Hyun, Yu Chang Min, Lee Kyung Jin, Lee Jae Min, Koh Seokyoung, Kwon Mingu, Jeong Dasol
Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Infect Chemother. 2018 Jun;50(2):144-148. doi: 10.3947/ic.2018.50.2.144.
Kocuria kristinae, part of the normal flora of the skin and oral mucosa, is seldom reported as a human pathogen; infection is mostly associated with immunocompromised patients in healthcare facilities. Here, we describe the first case of bacteremic empyema caused by K. kristinae acquired from the community. K. kristinae was isolated from pleural effusion and two sets of peripheral blood samples drawn from two different sites. The empyema resolved after the insertion of a chest tube and intravenous administration of piperacillin-tazobactam and levofloxacin.
科氏库特氏菌是皮肤和口腔黏膜正常菌群的一部分，很少被报道为人类病原体；感染大多与医疗机构中的免疫功能低下患者有关。在此，我们描述了首例由社区获得性科氏库特氏菌引起的菌血症性脓胸病例。从胸腔积液以及从两个不同部位采集的两组外周血样本中分离出了科氏库特氏菌。在插入胸管并静脉注射哌拉西林-他唑巴坦和左氧氟沙星后，脓胸得到缓解。
