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Table 1 Selected M. goodii reported human cases after Brown et al.

From: Mycobacterium goodii endocarditis following mitral valve ring annuloplasty

Infection type

Age

Sex

Comorbidities

Treatment

Microbial susceptibility

Mitral valve endocarditis complicating ring annuloplasty

67

M

None

Mitral valve replacement, ciprofloxacin + TMP/SMX (6 months)

Susceptible to TMP/SMX, amikacin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, linezolid

Resistant to clarithromycin

Prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis [8]

76

F

None mentioned

Mitral valve replacement, tigecycline + ciprofloxacin (2 weeks) doxycycline + ciprofloxacin (11 weeks)

Resistant to cefotaxime, erythromycin, clarithromycin

Pacemaker site infection [9]

23

M

Partial AV canal defect repair at 5 years of age

Pacemaker retained, ofloxacin + amikacin (1 month), doxycycline (6 months)

Resistant to clarithromycin

Pacemaker pocket infection [10]

85

M

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Pacemaker replacement, TMP/SMX (8 weeks)

Susceptible to TMP/SMX, minocycline, imipenem

Pacemaker pocket and bloodstream infection [11]

82

M

None mentioned

Pacemaker removal, amikacin + minocycline

Resistant to clarithromycin, cefoxitin, clindamycin, vancomycin

Pacemaker pocket infection [12]

74

F

Bicuspid aortic valve, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, asthma

Pacemaker removal, ciprofloxacin + doxycycline (6 months)

Susceptible to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, imipenem, linezolid, tobramycin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole Resistant to clarithromycin

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection [13]

60

F

Allergy to sulfa drugs

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt removal, imipenem + moxifloxacin (5 weeks), moxifloxacin monotherapy (3 additional months)

Resistant to azithromycin, clarithromycin

Hernia mesh infection with abdominal wall abscess [14]

65

M

None mentioned

Mesh removal, TMP/SMX

Resistant to cefoxitin, clarithromycin

Hernia mesh infection [15]

64

M

None mentioned

Patch removal. Antibacterial treatment not specified

Susceptible to ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and TMP/SMX

Skin graft infection [16]

6

M

None mentioned

TMP/SMX + linezolid (6 months)

Resistant to clarithromycin, amoxicillin/clavulanate

Prosthetic total knee joint infection [17]

44

M

Nicotine dependence, significant ethanol use

Removal of prosthesis, TMP/SMX (stopped after 1 week by patient), minocycline + ciprofloxacin (6 months)

Resistant to clindamycin

Prosthetic total knee joint infection [15]

75

F

None mentioned

Prosthesis replaced

Susceptible to ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and TMP/SMX

Prosthetic total hip joint infection [15]

64

M

None mentioned

Prosthesis replaced

Susceptible to ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and TMP/SMX

Olecranon bursitis following corticosteroid injections [18]

60

M

Diabetes mellitus

Doxycycline + ciprofloxacin (10 weeks)

Resistant to clarithromycin

Postcataract endophthalmitis [19]

67

M

None mentioned

Pars plana vitrectomy + lens removal, intravitreal amikacin × 2 doses

None reported

Aspiration pneumonia [20]

15

F

Rickettsial infection

Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with fundoplication, ciprofloxacin + doxycycline (12 months)

Resistant to clarithromycin

Complicated parapneumonic effusion [21]

66

M

None mentioned

None mentioned

None mentioned