Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Due to Kytococcus Sedentarius

Case Report of Infectious Spondylitis Caused by Kytococcus sedentarius

Background: Kytococcus species has not been considered a pathogen, but infections caused by this species are increasing. There are several cases of infections caused by Kytococcus sedentarius, but no case of infectious spondylitis has been reported yet. Case presentation: A 79-year-old female patient was hospitalized because of back pain for several months. She was diagnosed with infectious spondylitis, and K. sedentarius was cultured from the pus and specimen obtained during the surgical procedure. The patient recovered completely without recurrence after 6 months of treatment with ciprofloxacin alone for 8 weeks. Conclusion: This is the first case report of infectious spondylitis caused by K. sedentarius.

Vascular Homograft Use in a Femoropopliteal Rare Bacterial Infection Bypass

We report on a patient with a femoropopliteal bypass infected by Kytococcus sedentarius. Treatment consisted of resection of the infected prosthesis with homograft substitution and antibiotic therapy started postoperatively At 6 months followup, the patient showed no signs of infection and results of laboratory findings were normal.