“…Fever, sore throat. Burning sensation, swelling and redness around the right shoulder Joint aspiration | E. Cloacae | Levofloxacin (300 mg, IV, q12h, 5 days) → 0.5 g, po, qd, 11 days → 300 mg, IV, q12h, 9 days → 0.5 g, po, qd, 17 days | WBC:12.7 × 10 9 /L, CRP:41.2 mg/dL, ESR:65 mm/h | Details in Table 1 | Recovery | 2 [ 12 ] | M | 2 | Left knee | Osteoarticular infection at the same site 2 years earlier (no organism was identified), and he was born via forcep delivery | Limp and left knee pain and swelling for 2 weeks | Joint aspiration and synovial tissue | E. Cloacae | Meropenem(20 mg/kg, IV, q8h, 3 weeks) → Sulfamethoxazole–Rimethoprim (4 mg/kg, q12h, po, 6 months) | NA | Meropenem, cefepime, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole | Recovery |
3 [ 13 ] | F | 36 | Right shoulder | HIV-positive, sickle cell anemia, latent tuberculosis infection | Fever, weight loss, fatigue, 4-months history of right shoulder pain | Joint aspiration and surgical specimens | E. Cloacae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Imipenem and Amikacin for 2 weeks, IV | CRP:0 | Imipenema, latomoxef, amikacin, pefloxacin and ciprofloxacin | Recovery |
4 [ 14 ] | M | 14 | Left sacroiliac joint | Sepsis | 1-day history of fever and hip pain aggravated by walking, ARDS happened on the third hospital day | Blood | E. Cloacae | Vancomycin(4 g/day) and Ceftriaxone (4 g/day) → Ceftriaxone (4 g/day) and Amikacin (1.5 g/day) for 6 weeks | WBC: 6.4 × 10 9 /L, ESR:12 mm/h, CRP:3.1 mg/dL | Amikacin, aztreonam, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, imipenem, piperacillin/tazobactam; | Recovery |
5 [ 15 ] | M | 88 | T10/T11 | Long-term urinary catheter, malignancy | Back pain, fever, rigors, weight loss | Blood | E. Cloacae | Meropenum (IV, 3 weeks) and Ciprofloxacin (Long time) | WBC: 10.06 × 10 9 /L, CRP: 227 mg/dL | NA | Failed to therapy |
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