Dermacoccus sp. isolated from a brain abscess in a 4-year-old child. Issue 12 (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ivaska, Lauri; Alyazidi, Raidan; Hoang, Linda; Goldfarb, David M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 25:Issue 12(2019:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1070
• Page End: 1073
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: Dermacoccus -- Brain abscess -- Case report -- Children; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.033
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

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