Kytococcus schroeteri: An Emerging Pathogen on the Horizon

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dc.contributor.authorKetan, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorSivaradjy, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorAbhinand, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorLulu, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorSurendran, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorSastry, A S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:06:29Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:06:29Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractKytococcus has long been considered to be a skin commensal or environmental contaminant. However, it has emerged as an aetiological agent of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis, pneumonia, bacteremia, osteoarticular, and implant/device infections, especially in patients with immunocompromised conditions, such as haematological malignancies, febrile neutropaenia and in patients on immunosuppressant therapy. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with Kytococcus schroeteri in a patient with rheumatic heart disease and mitral valve replacement. Special efforts to reach correct identification have to be made as Kytococcusis, commonly resistant to penicillins and oxacillins; and often needs prolonged treatment with glycopeptides containing combination antimicrobial therapy.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartments of Microbiologyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKetan P, Sivaradjy M, Abhinand S, Lulu J, Surendran D, Sastry A S.. Kytococcus schroeteri: An Emerging Pathogen on the Horizon. Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2022 Mar; 64(1): 37-40en_US
dc.identifier.issn0377-9343
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221841
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltden_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume64en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5005/ijcdas-64-1-37en_US
dc.subjectKytococcus schroeterien_US
dc.subjectInfective endocarditisen_US
dc.subjectEmerging pathogenen_US
dc.titleKytococcus schroeteri: An Emerging Pathogen on the Horizonen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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