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Although infections caused by\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Kocuria<\/jats:italic>\n                        spp. have been reported, to the best of our knowledge, human infections caused by\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Kocuria indica<\/jats:italic>\n                        have not been reported. Here, we report a case of pneumonia and bloodstream infection caused by\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">K. indica<\/jats:italic>\n                        .\n                      <\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:sec>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>Case Summary<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        This is the first reported case of human\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">K. indica<\/jats:italic>\n                        infection. A 19-year-old female with a history of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction presented with fever, cough, and malaise. Blood cultures revealed clusters of Gram-positive cocci. The organism was initially identified as\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Kocuria rhizophila<\/jats:italic>\n                        using the VITEK MS system but was confirmed as\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">K. indica<\/jats:italic>\n                        using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.\n                      <\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:sec>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        Although\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">K. indica<\/jats:italic>\n                        is a rare pathogen, it should be considered in cases of positive blood cultures. 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