B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal

Dermacoccus sp. isolated from a brain abscess in a 4-year-old child



Authors: Ivaska Lauri, Alyazidi Raidan, Hoang Linda, Goldfar David M.

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Publication year: 2019

Journal: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Journal name in source: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volume: 25

Issue: 12

First page : 1070

Last page: 1073

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 1437-7780

eISSN: 1437-7780

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.033

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/41620307


Abstract

Dermacoccus spp. have rarely been reported as human pathogens. We describe a case of a 4-year-old boywith congenital heart disease who was diagnosed with a brain abscess. The abscess was drained and thesample grew Streptococcus intermedius, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and Dermacoccus sp..Dermacoccus grew after 5 days of incubation and the patient was treated with meropenem.


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