Table 1 Reported cases of Kocuria spp infections in humans
From: First report of Kocuria marina spontaneous peritonitis in a child
Species | Clinical presentation | Number of cases | Age (yrs) | Risk factor | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. marina | Peritonitis | 1 | 3 | None | Brändle, 2014 |
Peritonitis | 2 | 57, 73 | PD | Lee, 2009 | |
Bacteremia | 1 | 57 | Cancer, CVC | Lai, 2011 | |
K. rhizophila | Bacteremia | 1 | 3 | CVC | Moissenet, 2012 |
Bacteremia | 1 | 8 | Methylmalonic aciduria | Becker, 2008 | |
K. varians | Peritonitis | 1 | 70 | PD | Meletis, 2012 |
Brain abscess | 1 | 52 | Diabetes | Tsai, 2010 | |
K. rosea | Endocarditis | 1 | 35 | None | Srinivasa, 2013 |
Bacteremia | 1 | 60 | HIV | Corti, 2012 | |
Bacteremia | 1 | 39 | Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | Altuntas, 2004 | |
Peritonitis | 1 | 8 | PD | Dotis, 2012 | |
Peritonitis | 1 | 56 | PD | Kaya, 2009 | |
K. kristinae | Bacteremia | 3 | 2, 37, 68 | Hypogammaglobulinemia, Cancer, CVC | Lai, 2011 |
Endocarditis | 1 | 89 | IBD, post-operative, CVC | Lai, 2011 | |
UTI | 1 | 20 | Urinary catheter | Tewari, 2013 | |
Bacteremia | 7 | <1 yr | Preterm or leukemia, all CVC | Chen, 2013 | |
Bacteremia | 1 | 68 | Leukemia | Martinaud, 2008 | |
Bacteremia | 1 | 51 | Ovarian cancer | Basaglia, 2002 | |
Cholecystitis | 1 | 56 | None | Ma, 2005 | |
Endocarditis | 1 | 74 | Diabetes | Citro, 2013 | |
Peritonitis | 1 | 69 | PD | Cheung, 2011 | |
Peritonitis | 1 | 78 | PD | Carlini, 2011 |