Granulicatella infections: Comprehensive review of an elusive opportunistic pathogen

Table 10 Miscellaneous infections

Ref.	Year	Country	Patient(s)	Sex	Age, years	Granulicatella species	Diagnosis	Intervention	Outcomes/prognosis
Kawai and Shiojiri[124]	2021	Japan	1	Male	58	G. adiacens	Septic internal jugular vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolism and intramuscular abscesses, associated with poor oral hygiene	Long-term antibiotics (initially ampicillin, then cefotaxime, and later oral amoxicillin) and drainage of abscesses; anticoagulation therapy (edoxaban) was initiated to manage thrombosis	Good prognosis
Stofferahn et al[126]	2011	United States	1	Male	52	G. adiacens	Lingual abscess	Initially, ampicillin/sulbactum and linezolid with therapeutic needle aspiration of the lesion. Later, amoxicillin/clavulanate monotherapy.	Good prognosis
Altay et al[127]	2008	Turkey	1	Female	55	G. adiacens	Peritonitis on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis	Cefazolin and gentamicin for 14 days	Good prognosis
Gensheimer et al[128]	2010	United States	1	Female	20	Abiotrophia/Granulicatella	Tubo-ovarian abscess in a virginal adolescent female	Diagnostic laparoscopy and exploratory laparotomy; right salpingo-oophorectomy; antibiotic therapy with piperacillin/tazobactam and metronidazole	Good prognosis

G. adiacens: Granulicatella adiacens.