Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics [HK J Paediatr (New Series) 2013;18:223-225]

Department of Neonatology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

M Mutlu MD
D Goökdoğan MD

Departments of Neonatology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey

Y Aslan MD

Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

L Sürer MD

Department of Microbiology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

F Aktaş MD

Correspondence to: Dr M Mutlu

Received November 6, 2012

Kocuria kristinae can be opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed patients and elderly. We report on the first case of a septic arthritis of the left knee, was treated with antibiotics and surgical drainage, and caused by Kocuria kristinae in twenty six-day-old female newborn.