TABLE 1.

Characteristics of 16 cases of Desulfovibrio infections in humans^a

Case no.	Source	Isolate	Infection	Presence of other isolates	Therapy	Reference
1	Blood	D. desulfuricans	Sepsis, cholecystitis	UNK	UNK	12
2	Peritoneal fluid	D. vulgaris	Abdominal abscess	No	UNK	4
3	Pus	D. fairfieldensis	Liver abscess	Yes	CTX, MTZ, AMP, CIP	15
4	Peritoneal fluid	Desulfovibrio sp.	Appendicitis	UNK	UNK	1
5	Peritoneal fluid	Desulfovibrio sp.	Appendicitis	UNK	UNK	1
6	Blood	D. fairfieldensis	Polyps	No	CIP	10
7	Urine	D. fairfieldensis	Meningoencephalitis	No	AMP, RIF	6
8	Pus	Desulfovibrio sp.	Brain abscess	Yes	CTX, PIP	9
9	Pus	Desulfovibrio sp.	Brain abscess	Yes	UNK	7
10	Pus	Desulfovibrio sp.	Appendix abscess	Yes	UNK	7
11	Pus	Desulfovibrio sp.	Peritonitis, abscess	Yes	UNK	7
	Blood	Desulfovibrio sp.		Yes	UNK
12	Blood	D. fairfieldensis	Appendicitis	No	UNK	7
13	Abdominal abscess	Desulfovibrio sp.	Abscess	Yes	UNK	7
14	Blood	Desulfovibrio sp.	Abdominal abscess	Yes	UNK	7
15	Abdominal abscess	Desulfovibrio sp.	Abscess	Yes	UNK	7
16	Blood	D. desulfuricans	Sepsis	No	DOX	This study

^aUNK, unknown; CTX, cefotaxime; MTZ, metronidazole; AMP, ampicillin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; RIF, rifampin; PIP, piperacillin; DOX, doxycycline.