Abstract
To the Editor: Bacteria belonging to the former genus Micrococcus, the so-called micrococci, are usually regarded as contaminants from skin and mucous membranes. Nevertheless, micrococci have been reported as emerging pathogens in immunocompromised patients and have been described in severe infections (1–4). We describe what is, to our knowledge, the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by the newly described micrococcal species, Kytococcus schroeteri. Accurate identification of this species is of particular importance as kytococci—in contrast to other micrococcal species—are frequently resistant to penicillin and oxacillin (5).
Highlights
To our knowledge, the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by the newly described micrococcal species, Kytococcus schroeteri
Accurate identification of this species is of particular importance as kytococci—in contrast to other micrococcal species— are frequently resistant to penicillin and oxacillin [5]
All isolates were resistant to oxacillin, penicillin, fosfomycin, ampicillin, and erythromycin and susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, gentamicin, netilmicin, chloramphenicol, imipenem, rifampin, tetracycline, amoxicillin/clavulanate, and ciprofloxacin, as determined by disk diffusion method performed on Mueller-Hinton agar
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Prevalence and genotype of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and blood donors in Ghana. Epidemiologiy of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Sub-Saharan Africa. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal; fax:
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