The Fulminating Course of Infection Caused by Shewanella algae: A Case Report

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Table 1 Antibiotic Susceptibility Test of Shewanella Algae in the Two Admissions to ICU

Antibiotics	Admitted to ICU		Re-Admitted to ICU
	MIC (mg/L)	Sensitivity	MIC (mg/L)	Sensitivity
Piperacillin	≤4	S	64	I
Ceftazidime	≤1	S	≤1	S
Cefepime	≤1	S	≤1	S
Imipenem	4	S	8	I
Gentamicin	≤1	S	≤1	S
Amikacin	≤2	S	≤2	S
Ciprofloxacin	≤0.25	S	≤0.25	S
Piperacillin-tazobactam	≤4	S	64	I
Ceftriaxone	≤1	S	≤1	S
Aztreonam	≤1	S	≤1	S
Meropenem	≤0.25	S	≤0.25	S
Tobramycin	≤1	S	≤1	S
Levofloxacin	≤0.25	S	≤0.25	S
Co-Trimoxazole	≤1/19	S	≤1/19	S

Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; S, susceptible; I, Intermediate; R, resistance.

Figure 1 Chest X-ray obtained after 3 days in the ICU. Notable for pleural effusion in the right.

Figure 2 Chest X-ray obtained after re-admission to ICU. Notable for the widened mediastinum.

Figure 3 The drainage of mediastinum.