First human case report of bloodstream infection caused by <i>Kocuria indica</i> in a patient with chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Although <i>K. indica</i> is a rare pathogen, it should be considered in cases of positive blood cultures. Genetic analysis, including 16S rRNA gene sequencing, is essential for the identification of this organism.
Authors
- Soma Suzuki
- Ryuichi Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-2591)
- Hisakazu Yano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2085-7194)
- Koki Kimura
- Taito Kitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-066X)
- Takehito Kasamatsu
- Katsuji Yamauchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7944-3480)
- Koichi Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2361-8335)
- Fumihiko Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-5021)
- Takeo Yonekura
- Ayumi Yamamoto
- Kengo Nakahata
- Naoyuki Shiraishi
- Akiyo Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-384X)
- Daisuke Kitagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-8621)
- Shuhei Kogata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-4267)
- Yuki Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2509-8513)
- Satoru Kishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2267-0580)
- Ritsuki Uejima
Institutions
- National Archives and Records Administration (US)
- Nara Prefecture General Medical Center (JP)
- Nara Medical University (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00066-24
- Primary Topic
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00