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Microbes & Immunity Cedecea lapagei in a case of pleural empyema

(1), and Bronchoalveolar lavage (1) (Table 1). Out of was diagnosed with the aid of Vitek™ 2 compact system,
the 13 cases, four were neonatal patients and nine were Phoenix 100 (Becton Dickinson, USA, and API20E
adult patients. In most cases, the C. lapagei infection kit, Biomerieux, France), MALDITOF-MS (Bruker

Table 1. Literature review of Cedecea

Study Year Diagnosis Sample Instrument for Treatment Patient
diagnosis outcome
Davis et al. 1 2006 55-year-old male with Peritoneal fluid NA Initially, vancomycin and Discharged
CAPD-related peritonitis, gentamicin followed by
having received liver transplant ceftazidime and gentamicin
Yetkin et al. 6 2008 38-year-old male patient with BAL Phoenix 100 Amikacin and Expired
COPD meropenem
Dalamaga et al. 5 2008 47-year-old male Blood and left Phoenix™ Cefotaxime and amikacin Discharged
with bacteremia and knee wound
wound infections from
cement-related chemical
burns, and diabetes mellitus
Lopez et al. 7 2013 34-year-old patient with Sputum sample Vitek 2 Analysis Tigecycline Discharged
pneumonia and acute (bioMerieux Inc.)
promyelocytic leukemia
Hong et al. 8 2015 76-year-old male with Sputum and MALDITOF-MS (Bruker Cefpodoxime Discharged
pneumonia and COPD blood Daltonik GmbH, Bremen,
Germany) and Vitek 2
GN system (bioMerieux,
Marcy l’Etoile, France)
Biswal et al. 9 2015 50-year-old male with Pus Vitek 2 Analysis Ciprofloxacin Discharged
superinfection and malignant (bioMerieux Inc.)
oral ulcer with squamous cell
carcinoma of right buccal
mucosa
Islam et al. 10 2016 Neonate female with neonatal Blood VersaTREK blood and Ciprofloxacin and Discharged
sepsis body fluid culture system amikacin
Kury et al. 14 2017 Neonate male with Blood MicroScan WalkAway-96 Meropenem Discharged
ventilator-associated system
pneumonia and sepsis
Ahmed et al. 11 2017 Neonate female with Blood BD Phoenix 100 Amikacin and cefotaxime Discharged
late-onset sepsis in preterm Automated Microbiology
System using panel
NMIC/ID-55
Arishi et al. 15 2017 Patient with necrotizing NA NA Piperacillin- tazobactam Discharged
enterocolitis and peritonitis for 14 days
Chavez Herrera et al. 3 2018 52-year-old Mexican man Bullae fluid MicroScan WalkAway 96 Imipenem and Expired
with liver cirrhosis and sample plus system clindamycin
treated hypertension
Ramaswamy et al. 13 2019 Neonate male with nosocomial Blood NA Piperacillin- tazobactam Discharged
pneumonia in late preterm
Mohamed et al. 12 2021 55-year-old man with Urine sample Eosin methylene blue Levofloxacin Discharged
acute exacerbation of renal agar
failure and irritative voiding
symptoms and chronic renal
failure, diabetes mellitus and
hypertension
Xu et al., China 16 2021 42-year-old with multiple Exudates Vitek 2 compact Ampicillin/sulbactam Discharged
injuries system
Abbreviations: BAL: Bronchoalveolar Lavage; CAPD: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
NA: Not applicable.

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