Micrococcus spp. are commensal organisms colonizing the body surfaces of humans. In a few instances these organisms have been reported to colonize ventricular shunts. We report a patient, with no overt evidence of immunosuppression, in whom Micrococcus luteus was responsible for intracranial suppuration at multiple sites 1).

Pérez-Bovet J, Garcia-Armengol R, Buxó-Pujolràs M, Lorite-Díaz N, Narváez-Martínez Y, Caro-Cardera JL, Rimbau-Muñoz J, Joly-Torta MC, Castellví-Joan M, Martín-Ferrer S. Decompressive craniectomy for encephalitis with brain herniation: case report and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012 Sep;154(9):1717-24. doi: 10.1007/s00701-012-1323-3. Epub 2012 Apr 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 22543444.


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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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