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Table 4 Case studies of N. otitidiscaviarum resistant to TMP-SMX

From: A fatal case of disseminated nocardiosis due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum resistant to trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole: case report and literature review

References

Years

Age/gender

Immune Status 

Drug Susceptibility

Treatment

Outcome

Matsu et al.  [19]

2000

74M

Immunocompetent (Farmer)

Resistant to: TMP-SMX, Penicillin, Piperacillin, Imipenem, Ceftazidime. Susceptible to: Amikacin, Minocycline, Clarithromycin

TMP-SMX à Clarithromycin + Amikacin

Recovered

Yoshida et al. [30]

2004

69M

On Corticosteroid therapy

Resistant to: Ampicillin, Piperacillin, Cefazolin, Imipenem, minocycline, Vancomycin, TMP-SMX, Erythromycin. Susceptible to: Levofloxacin, Gentamicin and Levofloxacin

Imipenem + TMP-SMX à TMP-SMX + Gentamicin

Recovered

Mahgoub et al. [17]

2016

41F

Immunocompetent

Resistant to: Azithromycin, Ceftazidime, Penicillin, Rifampicin and TMP-SMX. Susceptible to: Amikacin, Ciprofloxacin, Meropenem and Streptomycin

TMP-SMX + Amikacin + Imipenem à Ceftriaxone + Amikacin + Ciprofloxacin

Recovered

Candel et al. [13]

2017

79M

On Corticosteroid therapy

Resistant to: TMP-SMX. Susceptible to Aminoglycosides, Beta-lactams and Carbapenem

Levofloxacin + Vancomycin + Tobramycin

Died

Princess et al.  [21]

2018

51F

On Corticosteroid therapy

Resistant to: TMP-SMX, Amoxicillin, Clavulanate. Susceptible to: Amikacin, Ciprofloxacin, Linezolid, Imipenem and Ceftriaxone

Azithromycin + Doxycycline à TMP-SMX + Imipenem

Died

Saksena et al. [24]

2020

74M

Immunocompetent

Resistant to: Ampicillin, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate, Erythromycin, TMP-SMX and imipenem. SusceptibleTo: Amikacin, Linezolid, Ciprofloxacin, and Gentamicin

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate + Azithromycin à TMP-SMX

Died

Saksena et al. [24]

2020

74F

Immunocompetent

Resistant to: Ampicillin, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate, Erythromycin, TMP-SMX and imipenem. Susceptible to: Amikacin, Linezolid, Ciprofloxacin, and Gentamicin

Meropenem + Colistin à TMP-SMX added

Died

  1. M, male; F, female; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole; GCS, Glasgow coma scale