Table 2 Summary of clinical characteristics of cases of infection with Desulfovibrio species in 27 articles
From: First case of a renal cyst infection caused by Desulfovibrio: a case report and literature review
Characteristics of cases | |
Total number of cases | 72 |
Median age (years) | 65 |
Female, male (%) | 19, 32 (37, 63) |
Infection (%) | |
Abscess | 15 (28) |
Abdominal abscess | 8 (15) |
Liver abscess | 2 (3.6) |
Bacteraemia | 14 (26) |
Appendicitis | 11 (20) |
Central nervous system infection | 4 (7.4) |
Source (%) | |
Blood | 26 (47) |
Peritoneal fluid | 14 (26) |
Pus | 9 (16) |
Urine | 2 (3.6) |
Total genus/species (%) | 73 |
D. fairfieldensis | 26 (36) |
D. desulfuricans | 24 (33) |
D. piger | 11 (15) |
D. vulgaris | 5 (6.8) |
D. legallii | 1 (1.4) |
Co-isolate (%) | 22 (54) |
E. coli | 9 (22) |
E. lenta (E. lentum) | 7 (17) |
K. pneumoniae | 3 (7.4) |
None | 19 (46) |
Identification (%) | |
16S rDNA | 47 (87) |
MALDI-TOF MS | 3 (5.6) |
Biochemical | 7 (13) |
Time for positive incubation (%) | |
2 days | 2 (6.9) |
3 days | 6 (21) |
> 3 days | 21 (72) |
> 7 days | 7 (24) |
Median (days) | 5 |
Outcome (%) | |
Survived | 34 (89) |
Died | 4 (11) |