A Confirmed Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) in an Immunocompetent Patient Due to Myroides odoratimimus: Case Report and Literature Review

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Table 1 In vitro Susceptibility of the Myroides odoratimimus Isolate

Antibiotic	MIC Value (µg/mL)	Interpretation (S, I, R)
Piperacillin	≥ 128	R
Piperacillin/tazobactam	≥ 128	R
Ceftazidime	≥ 64	R
Ceftriaxone	≥ 64	R
Cefepime	≥ 64	R
Aztreonam	≥ 64	R
Imipenem	≥ 16	R
Meropenem	≥ 16	R
Amikacin	≥ 64	R
Gentamicin	≥ 16	R
Tobramycin	≥ 16	R
Ciprofloxacin	≥ 4	R
Levofloxacin	≥ 8	R
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole	≥ 320	R
Cefoperazone/sulbactam	4.0	S

Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; S, susceptible; I, intermediate; R, resistant.

Table 2 New Species of the Myroides

Year	New Species	Isolated from	Country	Reference
2006	Myroides pelagicus sp. nov	Seawater	Japan	[^Citation26]
2008	Myroides profundi sp. nov	Deep-sea sediment	China	[^Citation29]
2011	Myroides marinus sp. nov	Seawater	Korea	[^Citation21]
2012	Myroides phaeus sp. nov	Human saliva	China	[^Citation22]
2012	Myroides injenensis M09-0166 T	Urine	Korea	[^Citation27]
2013	Myroides guanonis sp. nov	Prehistoric paintings	Bulgaria	[^Citation24]
2014	Myroides Xuanwuensis sp. nov	Forest soil	China	[^Citation23]
2015	Myroides indicus sp. nov	Garden soil	India	[^Citation25]
2017	Myroides sp. N17-2	Radiation-polluted soils	China	[^Citation28]

Table 3 Reports of Infection Due to Members of the Genus Myroides in Immunocompetent Hosts as of September, 2019

Age	Sex	Species	Type of Infection	Risk Factors	Treatment	Year	Country	Reference
69	M	M. odoratus	Cellulitis with bacteremia	Exposed to freshwater	SXT	2001	USA	[^Citation33]
72	M	M. odoratimimus	Septic shock, pneumonia, and soft tissue infection	A severe farming accident	TZP, TEC	2011	Italy	[^Citation1]
13	M	M. odoratimimus	Soft tissue infection, cellulitis	Bitten by a pig	AMC, CIP	2012	Greece	[^Citation9]
27	M	M. odoratimimus	Pneumonia and septic shock	Smoking, working in a fish farm	MEM	2013	USA	[^Citation10]
45	F	Myroidesspp.	Canaliculitis	None	MOX, surgery	2015	Indian	[^Citation34]
48	F	M. odoratimimus	CRBSI	Left femoral vein catheterization	SCF, LEV, catheter removal	2019	China	This report

Abbreviations: SXT, Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; TZP, Piperacillin/tazobactam; TEC, Teicoplanin; AMC, Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; CIP, Ciprofloxacin; MEM, Meropenem; MOX, moxifloxacin; SCF, Cefoperazone/sulbactam; LEV, Levofloxacin.

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