Case Report

Kytococcus schroeteri Bacteremia in a Patient with Hairy Cell Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

A review of the cases of Kytococcus schroeteri in patients with hematologic malignancies.

CaseAge/sexConditionUnderlying malignancyImplanted deviceAntibiotics usedOutcome

Nagler et al., 2011 [2]68 MPapular skin rash, pneumonia, and bacteremiaAcute myeloid leukemiaAbsentVancomycinDeceased

Blennow et al., 2011 [3]43 FPneumonia and bacteremiaAcute myeloid leukemiaAbsentVancomycin/piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin/meropenem, linezolid, discharged on TMP/SMXDischarged

Hodiamont et al., 2010 [4]40 MPneumonia/bacteremiaAcute myeloid leukemiaAbsentVancomycin, rifampin, gentamicinDeceased

Hodiamont et al., 2010 [4]52 MPneumonia/bacteremiaAcute myeloid leukemiaCentral venous catheterVancomycin, ceftazidime Deceased

Chan et al., 2012 [5]45 MArtificial tissue infectionNoneSilicone tendon graftSurgery, oral doxycycline (6 weeks)Discharged

Le Brun et al., 2005 [6]73 MEndocarditisNoneBioprosthetic Aortic valveSurgery followed by teicoplanin (6 weeks), rifampin and gentamicin (both 3 weeks)Discharged

Mohammedi et al., 2005 [8]71 FPneumonia/bacteremiaAsthma on prednisoneNoneCeftriaxone, ofloxacinDeceased

Becker et al., 2003 [12]34 FEndocarditisNoneMechanical Aortic valveVancomycin, rifampin, and gentamicinDischarged

Mnif et al., 2006 [13]49 FEndocarditisNoneArtificial Mitral valveVancomycin, gentamicin followed by pristinamycin, and vancomycinDischarged

Aepinus et al., 2007 [14]38 FEndocarditisNoneMechanical Aortic valveVancomycin, rifampin (6 weeks), gentamicin (2 weeks), followed by levofloxacin and rifampin (2 months) Discharged

Renvoise et al., 2007 [9]70 MEndocarditisNoneBioprosthetic Aortic valveAmoxicillin (6 weeks), gentamicin (2 weeks) followed by surgery Discharged

Jourdain et al., 2009 [15]13 month MArtificial tissue infectionHydrocephalusVentriculoperitoneal shuntVancomycin and rifampin (27 days) with surgery 4 days into treatmentDischarged

Poyet et al., 2010 [16]72 MEndocarditisNoneMechanical Aortic valveVancomycin and rifampin (6 weeks), gentamicin (2 weeks)Discharge

Yousri et al., 2010 [17]64 MEndocarditis and root abscessNoneMechanical Aortic valveSurgery followed by 6 weeks of antibiotics. Discharged

Jacquier et al., 2010 [10]50 FArtificial discitisType 2 diabetes mellitusProsthetic L3-L4 disc. Ofloxacin and rifampin (6 weeks)Discharged

Liu et al., 2012 [11]53 MEndocarditisNoneBioprosthetic Aortic valveDaptomycin (8 weeks)Discharged

Schaumburg et al., 2013 [18]3 yrs 9 months FArtificial tissue infectionGanglioma treated with surgical resectionVentriculoperitoneal shuntSurgery followed by cefuroxime (23 days), gentamicin (22 days)Discharged

Amaraneni et al., 2015 (Our case)51 FPneumonia/bacteremiaHairy Cell LeukemiaCentral Venous CatherVancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam Deceased