A case of acute onset postoperative gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens

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Table 2 List of the bacteria that were isolated and results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Species	Bacteria count	Sampling site	Date of collection	Reporting date	Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Species	Bacteria count	Sampling site	Date of collection	Reporting date	Susceptible	Intermediate	Resistant
Clostridium perfringens	2+	Closed abscess	POD2	POD6	ABPC, ABPC/SBT, CMZ, FMOX, IPM, MINO	LVFX	CLDM
Clostridium perfringens	Small number	Drain	POD2	POD9	ABPC/SBT, IPM, MINO	ABPC, CMZ, FMOX, LVFX	CLDM
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3+	Debris	POD14	POD17	PIPC, CPZ, CAZ, CZOP, CFS, CFPM, MEPM, AZT, S/C, TOB, AMK, LVFX, CPFX	IPM, GM	FOM
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3+	Open abscess	POD24	POD28
Pseudomonas aeruginosa with metallo-β-lactamase	3+	Open abscess	POD33	POD38	PIPC, CAZ, CZOP, S/C, TOB, AMK	CPZ, CFS, CFPM, GM	IPM, MEPM, AZT, LVFX, CPFX, FOM
Candida albicans	2+	Debris	POD14	POD17	N/A	N/A	N/A
Candida albicans	2+	Open abscess	POD24	POD28	N/A	N/A	N/A
Staphylococcus epidermidis	N/A	CV catheter	POD8	POD15	VCM, TEIC, LZD	N/A	PCG, ABPC, MPIPC, CEZ, CTM, CPR, FMOX, IPM, GM, EM, CLDM, LVFX, ST, FOM
Staphylococcus epidermidis	N/A	Venous blood, CV catheter	POD14	POD17	VCM, TEIC	N/A	PCG, ABPC, MPIPC, CEZ, CTM, CPR, FMOX, IPM, GM, EM, CLDM, LVFX, ST, FOM
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	3+	Open abscess	POD24	POD28	MINO, ST	LVFX	CAZ
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	3+	Open abscess	POD33	POD38	MINO, ST	N/A	CAZ, LVFX
Enterococcus casseliflavus	3+	Open abscess	POD33	POD38	VCM, TEIC, LZD	N/A	LVFX, ABPC, PCG, EM

POD post-operative days, ABPC ampicillin, ABPC/SBT ampicillin/sulbactam, CMZ cefmetazole, FMOX flomoxef, IPM imipenem, MINO minocycline, PIPC piperacillin, CPZ cefoperazone, CAZ ceftazidime, CZOP cefozopran, CFS cefsulodin, CFPM cefepime, MEPM meropenem, AZT aztreonam, S/C sulbactam/cefoperazone, TOB tobramycin, AMK amikacin, LVFX levofloxacin, VCM vancomycin, TEIC teicoplanin, LZD linezolid, ST sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim, GM gentamicin, CLDM clindamycin, FOM fosfomycin, CPFX ciprofloxacin, PCG benzylpenicillin, MPIPC oxacillin, CEZ cephazolin, CTM cefotiam, CPR cefpirome, EM erythromycin

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