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Kocuria kristinae, a Rare Agent in Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis: Two Case Reports

Toplum Kökenli İnfektif Endokarditin Nadir Etkenlerinden, Kocuria kristinae: İki Olgu Sunumu

Hande BERK
Nefise ÖZTOPRAK ÇUVALCI
Derya SEYMAN
Filiz KIZILATEŞ
Alper TAHMAZ
Ümit REZZUKOĞLU
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47–50
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Here, we present two cases of community-acquired infective endocarditis with native valve involvement caused by Kocuria kristinae as the etiological agent.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Kocuria species are facultative, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, gram-positive cocci belonging to family Micrococcaceae, suborder Micrococcineae, order Actinomycetales.
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Key Findings & Data:Besides being widely distributed in nature, Kocuria spp are found in normal flora of the skin, mucous membrane and oropharaynx of human beings.
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Conclusion & Impact:Here, we present two cases of community-acquired infective endocarditis with native valve involvement caused by Kocuria kristinae as the etiological agent.
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Kocuria species are facultative, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, gram-positive cocci belonging to family Micrococcaceae, suborder Micrococcineae, order Actinomycetales. Besides being widely distributed in nature, Kocuria spp are found in normal flora of the skin, mucous membrane and oropharaynx of human beings. In the literature, reported infections caused by Kocuria species are scanty. Among the etiologic agents of infective endocarditis, endocarditis due to Kocuria species is also very rarely reported. Here, we present two cases of community-acquired infective endocarditis with native valve involvement caused by Kocuria kristinae as the etiological agent.

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Kocuria türleri Micrococcacae ailesi içinde Micrococcineae alt takımı ve Actinomycetales takımında yer alan fakültatif anaerop, katalaz-pozitif, koagülaz-negatif, gram-pozitif koklardır. Kocuria türleri doğada yaygın bulunmakla beraber insanlarda deri, mukoz membran ve orofarenksin normal flora elemanları arasında yer alır. Literatürde Kocuria türleri ile bildirilen infeksiyon sayısı azdır. İnfektif endokardit etkenleri arasında Kocuria türlerine bağlı endokardit bildirimi ayrıca oldukça nadirdir. Burada Kocuria kristinae'nın etken olduğu nativ kapak tutulumlu toplum kökenli iki infektif endokardit olgusu sunuldu.

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BERK, H., ÇUVALCI, N. Ö., SEYMAN, D., KIZILATEŞ, F., TAHMAZ, A., REZZUKOĞLU, Ü. (2017). Kocuria kristinae, a Rare Agent in Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis: Two Case Reports. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 1, 47–50. https://ajindex.com/articles/193418

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