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Vol. 20. Issue 5.
Pages 316-319 (September - October 2013)
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Vol. 20. Issue 5.
Pages 316-319 (September - October 2013)
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Endocarditis bacteriana por Kocuria kristinae en paciente inmunocompetente. Reporte de un caso
Bacterial endocarditis by Kocuria kristinae in an inmunocompetent patient. Case report
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Alirio R. Bastidas1,
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Correspondencia: Kilómetro 21 vía la Caro - Chía, Colombia. Clínica Universidad de la Sabana.
, Carlos A. Vélez1, Carol V. Gutiérrez M.1, Nancy J. Bahamón1
1 Servicio de Neumología - Medicina Interna, Clínica Universidad de la Sabana, Chía, Colombia
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Las infecciones por microorganismos del género Kocuria spp. han sido descritas con mayor frecuencia en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas y estados de inmunosupresión. Comúnmente, no se ha reportado su aislamiento como causa de endocarditis en pacientes jóvenes e inmunocompetentes. Se deben diferenciar de las infecciones producidas por Staphylococcus spp. ya que su evolución clínica puede ser similar y sólo el aislamiento y tipificación en cultivos permite hacer el diagnóstico etiológico definitivo y dirigir la terapia antibiótica adecuada. Se describe el caso de un paciente joven e inmunocompetente que cursó con endocarditis bacteriana, aislándose Kocuria kristinae en hemocultivos.

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endocarditis
adultos
infección
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endocarditis
adults
infection

Infections by microorganisms of the genus Kocuria spp. have been reported more frequently in patients with chronic diseases and immunosuppression. Its isolation has not been reported as cause of endocarditis in young and immunocompetent patients. It should be differentiated from infections caused by Staphylococcus spp. given that their clinical course may be similar and that only the isolation and typification in cultures allows definitive etiologic diagnosis and direct appropriate antibiotic therapy. We describe the case of an immunocompetent young patient who presented bacterial endocarditis and in whose blood cultures kristinae Kocuria was isolated.

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