COMBATING KOCURIA: A GAME OF SHADOWS

Dr Baishali Chakraborty, Dr Dibyendu Banerjee

Abstract


INTRODUCTION: Kocuria species is now an upcoming pathogen. They are gram-positive cocci and are catalase positive but coagulase
negative, hence causing confusion with coagulase negative staphylococci. There are no CLSI guidelines for antibiotic sensitivity testing yet
established for this pathogen. Here we present some cases in the pediatric age group caused by Kocuria spp.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Kocuria spp. were isolated from 28 different clinical samples. The morphological and biochemical features
suggestive of Kocuria were confirmed by Vitek-2 system. Susceptibility testing was performed according to the CLSI guidelines for
Staphylococcus.
RESULTS: We found four Kocuria spp. causing infections – K. kristinae, K. rosea, K. varians and K. rhizophila. Out of 28 isolates, 13 were
multidrug resistant.
CONCLUSION: Insufficient literature is available to establish antibiotic susceptibility profile of this bacteria. Available data show it to be broadly
susceptible to most of the antibiotics. However, the present study showed a different picture.


Keywords


Kocuria, Pediatrics, Identification, Antibiotic Susceptibility

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