@article{ajmcr202513122,
author={{Barkia, Nada and Mnif, Khouloud and Chaabouni, Hana and Jemaa, Yoldez Ben and Jemaa, Tarak Ben and Trigui, Amira and Jemaa, Mounir Ben},
title={<i>Kocuria kristinae</i> Meningoencephalitis: Case Report - Literature Review},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={13},
number={12},
pages={88--90},
year={2025},
url={https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/13/12/2},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={<i>Kocuria (K) kristinae</i> is a rare pathogen, with only a few reported cases, predominantly in immunocompromised patients and occasionally in immunocompetent individuals. This report presents a case of  K.kristinae meningoencephalitis in 34-year-old man undergoing neurosurgery for a type 1 Arnold Chiari malformation with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The patient developed fever and epileptic seizures, prompting an etiological investigation, including lumbar puncture and the CSF was clear, 140 leukocytes/mL with 40% neutrophil polynuclear and 60% lymphocyte, increased proteinorachy to 0.61g/L and hypoglucorachy to 0.59 mmol/L, with a positive culture for <i>K. Kristinae.</i> The patient received 45 days of antibiotic therapy with meropenem and vancomycin.Despite treatment, the patient succumbed to progressive neurological deterioration.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-13-12-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}