Cedecea davisae’s Role in a Polymicrobial Lung Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient

Table 1

Reported cases of C. davisae infections.

Age (yrs)/gender	Comorbidities	Infection	Cultured samples	Sensitivity among tested drugs	Reference number
20/F	CF, DM	HCAP	Sputum	TMP/SMX only	Current case
54/M	Colon cancer	Bacteremia	Blood	cefoxitin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, imipenem, gentamicin, aztreonam	[7]
52/M	AML	CRBSI	Blood	Aminoglycosides, cefepime,; imipenem	[4]
42/M	DM, Kidney transplantation	Infected oral ulcer	Oral ulcer	Fluoroquinolones, TMP/SMX, cefepime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, cefotetan, ampicillin	[8]
67/M	DM, leg ulcer	DFI	Blood, leg ulcer	Aminoglycosides, meropenem, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, cefepime, aztreonam, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, TMP/SMX, ciprofloxacin	[6]
70/F	COPD, CHF	CRBSI	Blood	Aminoglycoside, carbenicillin, cefotaxime, cefoperazone, piperacillin	[9]
50/M	CHF, alcoholic; hepatitis	SSTI	Scrotal abscess	Ampicillin, cephalothin, carbenicillin, tetracycline, aminoglycosides	[10]
76/M	CHF, DM	Pneumonia	Sputum	Aminoglycosides, carbenicillin, cefamandole, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, TMP/SMX	[5]
65/F	HTN, atherosclerosis	Pneumonia	Sputum	No data	[5]

Abbreviations: AML: acute myeloid leukemia; CF: cystic fibrosis; CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRBSI: catheter-related blood stream infection; DFI: diabetic foot infection; DM: diabetes mellitus; F: female; HCAP: healthcare-associated pneumonia; HTN: hypertension; M: male; SSTI: skin and skin structure infection; TMP/SMX: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; yrs: years.