Two cases of peritonitis caused by Kocuria marina in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

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Authors: Ja Young Lee ; Si Hyun Kim ; Haeng Soon Jeong ; Seung Hwan Oh ; Hye Ran Kim ; Yeong Hoon Kim ; Jeong Nyeo Lee ; Joong-Ki Kook ; Weon-Gyu Kho ; Il Kwon Bae ; Jeong Hwan Shin

MeSH: Aged ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Cluster Analysis ; DNA, Bacterial/chemistry ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis* ; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology ; Humans ; Male ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Micrococcaceae/classification ; Micrococcaceae/isolation & purification* ; Middle Aged ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory/adverse effects ; Peritonitis/microbiology* ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA

Abstract: Kocuria spp. are members of the Micrococcaceae family that are frequently found in the environment and on human skin. Few human infections have been reported. We describe what appear to be the first two cases of Kocuria marina peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

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