Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and treatment of the four cases of UTIs due to Myroides odoratimimus
Case no., age (years)/gender | Department admitted to | Admission date | Collection date | Days of hospitalization | Comorbidities | Presence of an indwelling device | Prior antibiotic treatment | Type of infection | Treatment for Myroides UTI | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1 36/M |
Surgery | May 30, 2017 | June 22, 2017 | 43 | Pelvic abscess, anal condylomatosis, kidney transplantation, hepatitis B infection | Urethro-vesical catheterization | Imipenem, amikacin, colistin | UTI | None | Cured |
C2 59/F |
Diabetes | June 19, 2017 | June 27, 2017 | 9 | Diabetes mellitus, above-knee left amputation for PAD, obesity, hypertension | Urethro-vesical catheterization | None | UTI | Tigecycline | Good clinical response |
C3 72/M |
Urology | June 24, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | 10 | TUR-P for BPH, BNI for bladder neck obstruction, COPD | Urethro-vesical catheterization | None | UTI | Tigecycline | Good clinical response |
C4 57/M |
Urology | August 3, 2017 | August 3, 2017 | 2 | Radical cystectomy for high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma stage pT2, obesity, hypertension | Bilateral cutaneous ureterostomy | None | Bladder colonization | None | Favorable |
Abbreviations: BNI, bladder neck incision; BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; PAD, peripheral artery disease; TUR-P, transurethral resection of prostate; UTI, urinary tract infection.