Table 1: Isolation of Staphylococcus caprae from blood cultures.
|
Refences, Patient sex/year |
Patient, sex, year |
Underlyin’ condition |
Antibiotic susceptibility |
Disease |
Complications |
Treatment |
Outcome |
|
Vandenesch, et al. [1] |
A 46-year-old man |
None |
|
MV IE |
None |
Cardiac surgery + 2 weeks of vancomycin |
Recovery |
|
Spellerberg, et al, [27] |
A 2-day-old neonate |
Congenital heart disease
|
R to PEN, AMP; S to: OXA, CEF, ERY, OFL, VAN |
Sepsis |
None |
Cardiac surgery + antibiotic therapy: 14 days of cefotiam |
Recovery |
|
Kini, et al. [23] |
A 30-year-old African American woman p |
None
|
R to PEN, AMP; S to: AMPS, CLI, CEP, ERY, GEN, IMI, OXA, RIF |
Nosocomial sepsis |
None |
Antibiotic therapy: vancomycin→CFZ
|
Recovery |
|
Kwork, et al. [25] |
A 76-year-old man |
None |
|
MV IE |
A subacute small vessel infarct |
Antibiotic therapy: 6 weeks of FLU. |
Recovery |
|
R. Hammami, et al. Tunisia, 2020 [24] |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
MV IE |
Acute coronary syndrome |
N.A. |
N.A. |
Abbreviations: MV: Mitral Valve; IE: Infective Endocarditis; R: Resistant; S: Sensitive; PEN: Penicillin; AMP: Ampicillin; AMPS: Ampicillin/Sulbactam; CLI: Clindamycin; CEP: Cephalotin; ERY: Erythromycin; GEN: Gentamicin; IMI: Imipenem; OXA: Oxacillin; RIF: Rifampin; CEF: Cefotiam; OFL: Ofloxacin; VAN: Vancomycin; FLU: Flucoxacil; CFZ: Cefazolin