Table 1.
Data on patients with Dermabacter hominis isolation
| No. | Sex, age (years) | Source (n) | Underlying disease(s) | Diagnosis | Antimicrobial treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M, 43 | Blood (2)a | HIV-infected, chronic hepatitis, lymphoma, cytotoxic drugs | Neutropenic fever | Teicoplanin |
| 2 | M, 54 | Blood (1)b | No | Viral meningitis | No |
| 3 | M, 53 | Blood (2)a | Lung cancer, cytotoxic drugs | Neutropenic fever | Teicoplanin |
| 4 | F, 79 | Blood (3)a | Epilepsy | Bronchoaspiration, fever | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid |
| 5 | M, 29 | Blood (3)a Lymphoma | Pyelonephritis, fever | Ciprofloxacin | |
| 6 | M, newborn | Blood (1)a | Preterm rupture of the membranes | Chorioamnionitis, fever | Ampicillin + gentamicin |
| 7 | M, 65 | Blood (2)c | Chronic renal insufficiency, haemodialysis | Fever | Vancomycin |
| 8 | F, 56 | PDCES (1)c | Chronic renal insufficiency, peritoneal dialysis | Exit-site infection | Ciprofloxacin |
| 9 | F, 73 | PDCES (1)c | Chronic renal insufficiency, peritoneal dialysis | Exit-site control | No |
| 10 | M, 66 | PDCES (1)c | Chronic renal insufficiency, peritoneal dialysis | Exit-site infection, fever | No |
| 11 | M, 77 | Vascular catheter (1)c | Chronic renal insufficiency, haemodialysis, amyloidosis | Fever | Ceftriaxone + vancomycin |
| 12 | M, 59 | Abscess (1)d | Unknown | Cutaneous abscess | Unknown |
| 13 | M, 59 | Wound swab (1)a | Chronic osteomyelitis | Unknown | Unknown |
| 14 | M, 44 | Abscess (1)d | No | Cutaneous abscess | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PDCES, peritoneal dialysis catheter exit site.
Probably acquisition of the organism: ahospital; bhospital (probable contamination); chealth care (dialysis); dcommunity.