Table 2
Characteristics of patients with bacteraemia caused by Arcobacter spp
| Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Refs | On et al (1995)21 | Hseuh et al (1997)20 | Yan et al (2000)22 | Present case |
| Sex/age | M/1 day | F/72 years | M/60 years | F/69 years |
| Predisposing factors | Preterm labour | Chronic renal failure, haemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula | Chronic hepatitis B carrier, liver cirrhosis | None |
| Presenting features | Neonatal sepsis | Fever, cough, sputum, pleuritic chest pain for 2 months; anorexia, frequent loose stool for 1 month | Fever for 1 day | Fever and right lower quadrant pain for 1 day |
| Source of infection/route of transmission | Vertical? | Infected arteriovenous fistula | Unknown | Oral |
| Arcobacter species | A butzleri | A cryaerophilus | A butzleri | A butzleri |
| Method of identification | Numerical analysis using 66 phenotypic characteristics | Conventional phenotypic tests, API CAMPY system | 16S rRNA gene sequencing | 16S rRNA gene sequencing |
| Treatment | Penicillin, cefotaxime | Ceftizoxime, tobramycin | Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime, metronidazole |
| Outcome | Cured | Cured | Cured | Cured |
