Table 4 Summary of patients' symptoms, testing methods and antibiotic treatment details from case reports of human infections due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae
Author and Year | Country | Patient characteristics | Exposure Factors | Complaints/Symptoms | Culture | Testing Methods | Antibiotics Therapy | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Koh et al.,2009 [8] | Singapore | ①67-year-old Chinese Female | seafood | Fever, chills, and rigors with swelling of the right index finger | Blood | 16S rRNA gene sequencing | Cloxacillin, penicillin and Gentamicin | Recovered |
②24-year-old Chinese male chef | seafood | The wound required debridement | Wound | 16S rRNA gene sequencing | Cloxacillin, Sulphamethoxazole–Trimethoprim and Doxycycline | Recovered | ||
③48-year-old Chinese Femalea | seafood | Fever, redness, and pain involving the right breast and arm | Blood | 16S rRNA gene sequencing | Ciprofloxacin and Clindamycin (allergy to Cephalosporins) | Recovered | ||
Park et al., 2012 [14] | Korea | 61-year Male | Nil | Pain, swelling, burning sensation, and limited range of motion in the right knee | Purulent exudate and synovial fluid | Unavailable | Vancomycin and ceftriaxone | Recovered |
Jordal et al., 2015 [10] | Norway | 65-year Male | Nil | Fever, radiating pain, muscle ache and inaccuracy of vision | Blood | Combination of phenotypic characteristics, MALDI-TOF MS, and 16S rRNA | Meropenem and Vancomycin; Ceftriaxone and Gentamicin clindamycin | Recovered |
Chennapragada et al., 2018 [11] | India | 49-year Female | Nil | Fever, pain, redness, swelling and a restricted range of motion | Blood | Automated system | Vancomycin and Cefepime (in hospital) and Ceftriaxone/IV (at home) | Recovered |
Im et al., 2019 [15] | Korea | 22-day neonate | Nil | Fever, possible visual abnormalities | Cerebrospinal fluid | Unavailable | Initially Ampicillin (300 mg/kg/day) and cefotaxime (200 mg/kg/day); later Ampicillin and Gentamycin for 4 weeks | Recovered |
Koh et al.,2020 [6] | Singapore | 48-years/Femalea | seafood | Fever, redness, and pain involving the right breast and arm | Blood | Genomic DNA sequencing | Ciprofloxacin and Clindamycin (allergy to Cephalosporins) | Recovered |
the second patient | unknown | Ipsilateral arm lymphoedema | Blood | Genomic DNA sequencing | Unavailable | Unavailable | ||
the third patient | poultry | Ipsilateral upper limb cellulitis and oedema | Blood | Genomic DNA sequencing | Unavailable | Unavailable | ||
Bansal et al.,2020 [7] | India | 40-years-old Female | suspected an infected animal | Pain in pelvic and suprapubic region | Blood | Automated system | A trial of oral cefixime 400 mg/day for 10 days | Recovered |
Nathan et al., 2021 [16] | India | 45-year Male | Nil | Swelling of the right upper limb; backache with generalized myalgia | Blood culture | Unavailable | Piperacillin/tazobactam and vancomycin | Died |
This study | China | 31-year Female | Medical abortion and curettage | Fever, aggravating muscle soreness, chills, sore throat and headache | Cervical secretions, blood, urine | Automated system | Doxycycline; Moxifloxacin Hydrochlorid; Piperacillin-Tazobactam; Penicillin | Recovered |