ACTA FAC MED NAISS 2010; 27 (1): 51-54 |
Case report
UDC: 616.72-002:579.86
Synovitis And Periarticular Bursitis Of The Coxofemoral Joint Caused By Kocuria
Kristinae: A Case Report
Marko Folić1,2, Slobodan Janković1,2,
Dejana Ružić-Zečević1,2, Velimir Pajević3, Nikola Rosić2,
Predrag Nikolić2
1Clinical Pharmacology Department, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia
2Faculty of Medicine University of Kragujevac, Serbia
3Pediatric Surgery Clinic, Clinical
Center Kragujevac, Serbia
SUMMARY
Gram-positive coccus Kocuria kristinae, a part of the human skin and oral cavity
normal microbial flora, is not considered to be a primary pathogenic
microorganism, and infections due to this bacterium are very rare. In this
report, we describe an unusual case of K. kristinae infection causing synovitis
and periarticular bursitis of the left coxofemoral joint in a seven-year-old
boy. Kocuria spp. was isolated from the left hip joint synovial fluid by modern
VITEK 2 compact automated system, used with GP identification card and
correspon-ding database. The increasing number of reported correlations of K.
kristinae isolates from different biological specimens and existing distinctive
infections points to potential pathogenicity and clinical importance of this
bacterial species.
Key words: Kocuria kristinae, synovitis, bursitis, infection