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Kytococcus schroeteri infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a child
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 06/18/09
Jourdain S et al. - The authors describe here the first pediatric case of a K. schroeteri ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. The child was successfully treated with a combination of rifampin and vancomycin and shunt replacement. Initially identified as a Micrococcus spp. by both automated identification and conventional biochemical testing, sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene enabled accurate identification of the organism.
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