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Table 2 Relevant case data of Escherichia Fergusonii in literature and this case

From: The first case of Escherichia fergusonii with biofilm in China and literature review

Case No

Age/sex

Region

Method

Underlying diseases

Source of specimen

Infection

Therapeutic

regimen

Surgical treatment

Outcome

1 [7]

12/F

 

API

VITEK MS

VITEK 2

No

The tissue and bone of the stump

Osteomyelitis

ETP and AM, 1 month

Yes

Recovered

2 [8]

76/F

Korea

Unknown

Diabetes, stroke

Urine, blood

Urinary tract infection, acute kidney injury, hemolytic uremic syndrome

CRO, 26 days; CRRT

No

Recovered

3 [3]

72/F

India

PCR

cataract surgery, systemic steroids

Anterior chamber puncture fluid

Hypopyon uveitis

VA, CAZ (intravitreal injections); vitrectomy with IOL removal

Yes

Improved

4 [9]

73/M

Taiwan, China

VITEK 2

16s RNA

Diabetes mellitus, pancreatic cancer

Blood

Fischemic bowel diseases, severe sepsis

CRO, 7 days

No

Died

5 [4]

76/F

Canada

VITEK 2

hip arthroplasty, Foley Catheter, traveler’s diarrhea

Urine, stool

Catheter-associated cystitis, Intestinal infection

SXT, 3 days; AMC, 7 days

No

Died

6 [5]

52/F

Italy

VITEK 2

No

Urine

acute cystitis

Sequential replacement: CFM, 1 week; CTX and FM, 2 weeks

No

Cured

7 [10]

M

Italy

API

VITEK 2

16s RNA

Leukaemic

Stool

Without signs of enteric infection

Unknown

No

Unknown

8 [11]

69/M

Switzerland

API

Pancreatic Carcinoma, Cholangiosepsis

Bile, blood, stool, Abdominal wound secretion

Bloodstream infection, Biliary infection

AMC, TM, IPM

No

Died

9 (this case)

74/M

Ningxia, China

VITEK 2

16s RNA

Pancreatic head cancer, Biliary stones

Bile

Biliary infection

CAZ, 4 days

Yes

Recovered

  1. Cured: symptoms disappeared and the inflammatory indicators returned to normal with medication. Recovered: symptoms disappeared with medication but laboratory indicators did not return to normal or were not mentioned. Improved: symptoms disappear with non-pharmacological treatment such as surgery
  2. ETP: Ertapenem; AM: Ampicillin; CRO: Ceftriaxone; VA: Vancomycin; CAZ: Ceftazidime; SXT: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; AMC: Amoxicillin-clavulanic; CFM: Cefixime; CTX: cefotaxime; FM: nitrofurantoin; TM: tobramycin; IPM: Imipenem; CRRT: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy; EST: Endoscopic Sphincterotomy; ERPD: Endoscopic Pancreatic Duct Stenting; EMBE: Endoscopic Metal Biliary Endoprosthesis; NBD: Endoscopic nasociliary drainage