Micrococcus luteus [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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=====Micrococcus luteus=====
Micrococcus spp. are commensal organisms colonizing the body surfaces of humans. In a few instances these organisms have been reported to colonize [[ventricular shunt]]s. We report a patient, with no overt evidence of immunosuppression, in whom Micrococcus luteus was responsible for intracranial suppuration at multiple sites
((Selladurai BM, Sivakumaran S, Aiyar S, Mohamad AR. Intracranial suppuration
caused by Micrococcus luteus. Br J Neurosurg. 1993;7(2):205-7. PubMed PMID:
8098607.
)).

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