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Table 2 Summary of representative Cedecea spp. cases reported to date

From: Urinary tract infection by a rare pathogen Cedecea neteri in a pregnant female with Polyhydramnios: rare case report from UAE

Study year

Patient (age /sex, location)

Cedecea spp.

Infection

Diagnosis

Antibiotic Resistance

Treatment

Clinical Outcome

Reference

2019

Neonate/India

C. lapagei

Nosocomial Pneumonia

Late preterm

Meropenem, Colisitin, amikacin, ceftazidime

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Recovered

Ramaswamy et al. 2019 [13]

2019

41/F

USA

C. davisae

Biliary sepsis

Minimal change disease

Ampicillin, ceftriaxone,

cefuroxime

Ciprofloxacin,

metronidazole

Recovered

Kanakadandi et al. [10]

2018

52/M

Mexico

C. lapagei

Soft tissue bullae leading to septic shock

Liver cirrhosis, esophageal varices, hypertension

Ampicillin, cefazolin,

imipenem;

ampicillin/sulbactam

Intravenous

imipenem,

clindamycin

Died

Chavez Herrera et al. 2018 [14]

2017

Neonate/M

Brazil

C. lapagei

Ventilator-associated

pneumonia, sepsis

 

Not reported

Multiple courses

of antibiotics

including

meropenem

Recovered

Kury et al. [15]

2017

Neonate/M

India

C. lapagei

Late-onset sepsis

Preterm

Imipenem, meropenem,

aztreonam, ceftazidime,

cefotaxime, cefoxitin,

cefepime,

Ampicillin, cefotaxime

Recovered

Ahmad et al. [16]

2016

Neonate/F

India

C. lapagei

Neonatal sepsis

Term infant

Amoxicillin/clavulanic

acid, ceftazidime,

ceftriaxone, gentamicin,

cefuroxime,

piperacillin/tazobactam,

TMP/SMX

Ciprofloxacin, amikacin

Recovered

Islam et al. [17]

2015

50/M

India

C. lapagei

Superinfection of

malignant oral ulcer

Squamous cell

carcinoma of the right

buccal mucosa

Ampicillin/sulbactam,tetracycline, tigecycline

Ciprofloxacin,

Recovered

Biswal et al. [18]

2006

55/M

USA

C. lapagei

CAPD-related peritonitis

CAPD, Hypertension, Liver transplantation, cirrhosis, end-stage renal disease

Not reported

Initially

intravenous

vancomycin &

gentamicin,

followed by

ceftazidime &

gentamicin added

to PD

Recovered

Davis & wall [19]

2012

54/M

Greece

C. davisae

Bacteremia

Stage IV sigmoid

colon carcinoma

Tobramycin

Gentamicin

Recovered

Akinosoglou

et al. [20]

2012

20/M

USA

C. davisae

Polymicrobial*

HCA pneumonia

Cystic Fibrosis

All tested β-lactams,

aminoglycosides,

fluoroquinolones,

tigecycline

TMP/SMX

Recovered

Ismael et al. [21]

2011

52.M

USA

C. davisae

Central line-related

bacteremia

Acute myeloid

leukemia, neutropenia,

C. difficile colitis

Ceftazidime,

ciprofloxacin,

piperacillin/tazobactam

Imipenem

Recovered

Abate et al. [22]

2008

67/M

Greece

C. davisae

Leg ulcer, bacteremeia

Uncomplicated DM

Cephalothin cefuroxime sodium,

cefoxitin, ampicillin,

piperacillin,

nitrofurantoin,

tetracycline

Cefotaxime, amikacin

Recovered

Dalamaga et al. [23]

2008

47/M

Greece

C. lapagei

Bacteremia and

wound infection

from cement-related

chemical burns

Diabetes mellitus

Gentamicin,

Tobramycin, cephalothin, cefoxitin, sodium,

cefoxitin, ampicillin,

piperacillin,

nitrofurantoin,

tetracycline

Cefotaxime, amikacin

Recovered

Dalamaga et al. [24]

1983

50/M

USA

C. davisae

Scrotal Abscess

Chronic hypertensive

cardiac disease,

alcoholic hepatitis

Ampicillin, cephalothin,

cefamandole, cefoxitin,

chloramphenicol

Tetracycline

Recovered

Bae & Sureka [25]