From: Streptococcus cristatus bacteremia in a patient with poor oral hygiene: a case report
Study | Patient profile | Site of isolation | Coinfectants | Complications | Antibiotic treatment |
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Matthys, 2006 [2] | ·37-year-old immunocompetent male | Blood | Streptococcus mitis | ·Cardiac vegetations ·Severe aortic insufficiency requiring prosthetic valve | Ampicillin 6 × 2 g/day and gentamycin 3 × 1.5 mg/kg/day |
Matthys, 2006 | ·52-year-old-male with a history of epilepsy | Resected aortic valve | Coagulase-negative staphylococcus | ·Severe aortic insufficiency · Severe mitral insufficiency ·Mitral perforation · Severe left ventricular dilatation ·Left-sided heart failure | ·Failed: ceftriaxone and metronidazole ·Succeeded: ampicillin 6 × 2 g/day, gentamycin 3 × 60 mg/day, piperacillin-tazobactam 4 × 4 g/day, and oxacillin 2 g/day |
Matthys, 2006 | ·3-year-old female with a history of mental retardation and epilepsy | Blood | – | – | Amoxicillin-clavulanate |
Choe, 2021 [3] | ·59-year-old woman with history of glaucoma | Vitreous fluid | – | ·Left-sided bleb-related endophthalmitis ·Permanent left-sided vision loss | ·Topicals: Tobramycin (2.0%, 20 mg/mL), cefazolin (10%, 100 mg/mL), and moxifloxacin (0.5%, 5.45 mg/mL) ·Systemic: Cefuroxime 1.5 g/day and tobramycin 160 mg/day |
Gupta, 2020 [4] | ·15-day-old healthy male | Synovial fluid | – | – | Vancomycin |