Case Report

Yokenella regensburgei Septicemia in a Chinese Farmer Immunosuppressed by HIV: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 2

Summary of Y. regensburgei infection cases reported worldwide.

Reference Patient sexPatient age (years)Geographical regionProbable risk factorClinical specimenClinical diagnosisTreatmentOutcome

Abbott and Janda (1994)M74California, USAAlcohol abuseLeft knee woundSeptic kneeAmikacinUnknown

Abbott and Janda (1994)F35California, USAAlcohol abuse, liver disease, pancreatitisBloodTransient
bacteraemia
CiprofloxacinDischarged, no follow-up

Fajardo Olivares et al. (2005)M82 SpainChronic renal failure, venous thrombosisWoundPerimalleolar
ulcer
CiprofloxacinCured

Lo et al. (2011)M42 TaiwanType 2 DM, renal disease,
steroids, immunosuppressants
BloodCellulitis, sepsisCeftriaxoneCured

Jain et al. (2013)M5New Delhi, IndiaNoneBloodEnteric feverCiprofloxacinCured

Bhowmick and Weinstein (2013)M48New Jersey, USAMultiple myeloma, autologous stem cell transplant, corticosteroid use, liver diseaseBlood, bulla aspiratesSoft tissue infectionImipenem/cilastatin, clindamycin and gentamicinExpired

Penagos et al. (2015)F70 Medellin, ColombiaInvasive pituitary macroadenoma, neurosurgeryBoneOsteomyelitisCiprofloxacinCured

Index caseM38 Chongqing, ChinaAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome, pancytopenia, drug abuseBloodSepticemiaCefoxitinCured