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Pneumonia by Kocuria rosea: case report and literature review

Tatiana Paola Pacheco Páez

Tatiana Paola Pacheco Páez

Medical Resident of Clinical Pharmacology, Sabana Universitybogotá, Colombia
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Páez, Tatiana Paola Pacheco
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German Gutierrez Parra

German Gutierrez Parra

Medical Resident of Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Sabana Universitybogotá, Colombia
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Parra, German Gutierrez
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Alirio Rodrigo Bastidas Goyes

Alirio Rodrigo Bastidas Goyes

Internist, Pneumologist, Epidemiologist, Sabana University Clinicbogotá, Colombia
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Goyes, Alirio Rodrigo Bastidas
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María Daniela Hernández Arcila

María Daniela Hernández Arcila

Sabana Universitybogotá, Colombia
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Arcila, María Daniela Hernández
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Paula Marcela Alcaraz Cañizares

Paula Marcela Alcaraz Cañizares

Sabana Universitybogotá, Colombia
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Cañizares, Paula Marcela Alcaraz
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Julio César García Casallas

Julio César García Casallas

Sabana University Clinicbogotá, Colombia
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Casallas, Julio César García
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Daniel Martin Arsanios

Daniel Martin Arsanios

Medical Resident of Internal Medicine, Sabana Universitybogotá, Colombia
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Jul 02, 2019
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Article Category: Case Reports
Published Online: Jul 02, 2019
Page range: 37 - 40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2019-0007
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Species from the genus Kocuria are strictly aerobic, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. This article deals with the case of a 71-year-old patient with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Kocuria rosea. An exhaustive search of the available medical literature revealed no previous reports regarding pneumonia caused by K. rosea.

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Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medicine, other, Internal Medicine, Pneumology
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