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Table 2 Summary of case reports of Tsukamurella pulmonis bacteremia

From: Peripherally inserted central catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Tsukamurella pulmonis: a case report and literature review

Age (years)

Sex

Diseases

Catheter

Transplantation

Antibiotics

Outcome

Reference

1.5

M

SCID

Hickman

+

Amikacin, clarithromycin, ceftriaxone, vancomycin

Survived

[7]

3

F

ALL

CVC

Cefixime, ertapenem, ciprofloxacin, amikacin oral clarithromycin

Survived

[13]

38

F

High-grade Burkitt-like lymphoma

Hickman

+

Teicoplanin

Survived

[12]

39

M

ALL

Hickman

No data

Vancomycin, meropenem, amphotericin B

No data

[11]

48

F

IgA nephropathy

CVC

Ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, vancomycin

No data

[7]

48

M

Intracerebral hemorrhage

CVC

Ceftazidime, vancomycin

Survived

[14]

67

F

Metastatic breast cancer

CVC

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

No data

[7]

  1. SCID severe combined immune deficiency, ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia, CVC central venous catheter