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




TekijätIvaska Lauri, Alyazidi Raidan, Hoang Linda, Goldfar David M.

KustantajaElsevier B.V.

Julkaisuvuosi2019

JournalJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Vuosikerta25

Numero12

Aloitussivu1070

Lopetussivu1073

Sivujen määrä4

ISSN1437-7780

eISSN1437-7780

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.033(external)

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/41620307(external)


Tiivistelmä

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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