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Table 1 Case reports confirmed Weeksella virosa infection

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia by Weeksella virosa: case report

Author

Year of Publication

Age

Sex

Comorbidities

Origin

Clinical Syndrome

Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Treatment

Outcome

Faber et al. [9]

1991

33

F

Terminal Kidney Failure

Peritoneal Liquid

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

S: Ampicillin, Ceftizoxime, Mezlocillin and Imipenem/Cilastatin

R: Aminoglycosides, Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole, Ciprofloxacin, Cefazolin, Cefotetan and Ceftazidime

Imipenem/Cilastatin

Survived

Boixeda et al. [10]

1998

55

M

Hepatitis C Virus Infection/Cirrhosis of the Liver

Peritoneal Liquid

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Sensitivity to Cefoxitin

Cefoxitin

Survived

Meharwal et al. [11]

2002

Not Reported

Not Reported

Not Reported

Urine

Urinary tract infection

None Reported

None Reported

Unreported

Manoragan et al. [8]

2004

53

F

Lymphoma/Diabetes Mellitus/Terminal Renal Failure in Hemodialysis

Blood/Sputum

Pneumonia

S: Cefepime, Ceftazidime, Ceftriaxone, Piperacillin and Imipenem/Cilastatin.

R: Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Tobramycin, Trimethoprim with Sulfamethoxazole and Gentamicin.

Cefepime/Vancomycin

Passed away

Slenker et al. [15]

2012

44

F

Obesity/Menorrhagia

Wound

Labial Wound Infection

S: Aztreonam, Meropenem and Piperacillin

R: Amikacin, Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Trimethoprim with Sulfamethoxazole

Incision and Drainage

Survived

31

F

Ischemic Heart Disease/Terminal Renal Failure/AMI/Smoking/Asthma/Hepatitis C Virus Infection/Obesity

Blood

Sepsis/Bacteremia

S: Aztreonam, Ceftazidime, Gentamicin, Meropenem, Piperacillin and Imipenem/Cilastatin

R: Amikacin, Ciprofloxacin, and Trimethoprim with Sulfamethoxazole

Aztreonam/Tobramycin

Passed away

25

F

Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery

Placenta

Amnionitis

S: Aztreonam, Ampicillin, Meropenem and Piperacillin

R: Amikacin, Tobramycin, Ciprofloxacin and Trimethoprim with Sulfamethoxazole

Ampicillin/ Gentamycin

Survived

26

F

Endometriosis/Abdominopelvic Adhesiolysis/Diabetes Mellitus

Urine

Urinary Tract infection

S: Aztreonam, Meropenem and Piperacillin

R: Amikacin, Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Ciprofloxacin

Trimethoprim with Sulfamethoxazole

Survived

Toescu et al. [12]

2017

50

F

Anaplastic Meningioma/Use of Glucocorticoids/

Radiation therapy

Head Injury/

Cerebral Ventricle

Surgical Wound Infection (Craniotomy)/Ventriculitis

S: Amoxicillin with Clavulanate, Cephalosporins, Meropenem and Piperacillin-Tazobactam

R: Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin

Ceftriaxone/Amoxicillin

Survived

Cowgirl et al. [16]

2019

4

M

Embryonic Rhabdomyosarcoma

Blood

Bacteremia

S: Amikacin, Gentamicin, Ampicillin, Cefuroxime, Ciprofloxacin, Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Tetracyclines.

R: Aminoglycosides

Imipenem/Meropenem

Survived

Unalan et al. [14]

2019

4

F

Addison’s Disease and Terminal Renal Failure

with Peritoneal Dialysis

Peritoneal liquid

Peritonitis Associated with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter

S: Imipenem, Meropenem, Piperacillin

I: Amikacin and Ciprofloxacin

R: Cephalosporins.

Meropenem and Removal of Catheter

Survived

Campbell et al. [18]

2020

Newborn

Not Reported

Extreme Premature (26 SDG) with Low Weight Extreme at Birth and Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery.

Blood

Early Neonatal Sepsis

S: Ampicillin and Meropenem

I: Ceftazidime

R: Cefepime and Ceftriaxone

Meropenem

Survived

Current Report

2022

64

F

Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus,

Renal Chronic Disease KDIGO III, Soft Tissue Infection in Left Pelvic Limb, Mechanical Ventilation.

Blood/Sputum

Pneumonia by Mechanical Ventilation

S: Ciprofloxacin

I: Tigecycline

R: Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cephalosporins, Carbapenems and Aminoglycosides.

Ciprofloxacin

Survived

  1. F: Female M: Male
  2. S: Susceptible I: Intermediate Susceptibility R: Resistant
  3. Modified from (Vaquera-Aparicio et al. [16])