Abstract
A case of persistent bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila related to a damaged central venous catheter in a 3-year-old girl with Hirschsprung's disease is reported. The strain was identified as K. rhizophila by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. Arbitrarily primed PCR analysis showed a clonal strain. The repeated septic episodes were resolved with the catheter repair.
MeSH terms
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Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
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Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
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Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation
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Catheters / microbiology
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Child, Preschool
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Equipment Failure
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Female
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Humans
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Micrococcaceae / genetics*
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Micrococcaceae / isolation & purification
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S