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. 2017 Feb 28;17:179. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2283-2

Table 1.

Literature reports of infections caused by Gordonia terrae (1992–2016)

No. Author Pt age (years) Pt sex Pt Country Clinical manifestation Days to Dx after Ad Dx basis Antibiotics used prior to diagnosis Final antibiotic regimen Ref
1 Drancourt et al. 3 M USA fever, headache 24 C + SH + HPLC Ct + M V + To [3]
2 Pham et al. 28 M USA fever, chills, headache 7–9 C + 16S Cz V [4]
3 Pham et al. 44 F USA fever, 7–9 C + 16S Cz V [4]
4 Pham et al. 54 F USA fever, 7–9 C + 16S L+ Imp V [4]
5 Pham et al. 46 F USA fever, chills 7–9 C + 16S E V+ Imp [4]
6 Pham et al. 60 M USA fever, chills, orthostatic hypotension 7–9 C + 16S At Cd + Az [4]
7 Drancourt et al. 40 F France fever, hemiparesis 7 C + 16S SMZ + OF V [12]
8 Bakker et al. 15 M Netherlands fever, thumb pain 14 C + 16S D NA [13]
9 Gil-Sande et al. 61 M Spain fever, urine retention, altered mental status 20 C + 16S PT + G NA [5]
10 Nicodemo et al. 55 F Brazil fever, nausea 15 C + 16S PT + V Imp + Ci [6]
11 Lai et al. 58 F Taiwan fever NA C + 16S Imp + Ci V [7]
12 Lai et al. 23 M Taiwan fever, bone pain NA C + 16S Imp V [7]
13 Lai et al. 75 M Taiwan fever NA C + 16S Ci V [7]
14 Lai et al. 30 M Taiwan fever NA C + 16S AC NA [7]
15 Lai et al. 48 M Taiwan fever, cough NA C + 16S AC NA [7]
16 Ma et al. 45 M Hong Kong abdominal pain 21 C + 16S Ca + Cz V [10]
17 Ma et al. 61 M Hong Kong NA 13 C + 16S Ci + Ca + Cz V [10]
18 Ma et al. 60 M Hong Kong NA 12 C + 16S Ca + Cz Mem [10]
19 Blanc et al. 41 F France eye smarting >3 C + 16S NA NA [2]
20 Grisold et al. 24 M Austria fever, dyspnoea, nausea, and vomiting NA C + 16S L + PT NA [14]
21 Zardawi et al. 29 F Australia mass in breast >7 C + 16S NA Te [15]
22 Zampella et al. 56 F USA mass on foot NA C + 16S SMZ AC [16]
23 Aoyama et al. NA NA Japan pulmonary infections NA C + 16S NA NA [17]

Ad admitted, C culture, Dx diagnosis, NA data not available, SH southern hybridization, HPLC high performance liquid chromatography, Pt patient, Ref reference, AC amoxicillin-clavulanate, Az azithromycin, At atreonam, Cd clindamycin, Ct ceftriaxone, Ca cefazolin, Cz ceftazidime, Ci ciprofloxacin, D doxycycline, E erythromycin, G gentamicin, Mem meropenem, Imp imipenem, L levofloxacin, M metronidazole, OF ofloxacin, PT piperacillin/tazobactam, SMZ sulfamethoxazole, To tobramycin, Te tetracycline, V vancomycin