Micrococcus luteus pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature

✍ Scribed by Souhami, Luis ;Feld, Ronald ;Tuffnell, Peter G. ;Feller, Tamison

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 344 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950070404

✦ Synopsis

The clinical course of a 69-year-old male with acute myelogenous leukemia is described who, while extremely leukopenic (less than 100 neutrophils/microliter) from chemotherapy, developed a cavitating pneumonia due to a gram-positive coccus, Micrococcus luteus. Aggressive antibiotic management and attainment of complete remission of his leukemia resulted in a successful outcome. A review of the literature regarding the pathogenicity of this organism and, in particular, its occurrence as a cause of pneumonia is presented.