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Three of the patients developed continuous fever after surgery, consisting of a successful elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (case 1), a laparoscopic esophageal resection and gastroesophageal anastomosis (case 2), and a liver transplant in a patient with liver cancer (case 3). For these three patients, cultures of the purulent drainage material grew <jats:italic>S. acidominimus<\/jats:italic>. Case 4 concerns a 52-year-old man who developed sepsis 48 hours after hospitalization for hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatitis-related glomerulonephritis. Case 5 concerns a 55-year-old woman receiving regular hemodialysis who had low-grade fever for one month. For these two patients, blood cultures grew <jats:italic>S. acidominimus<\/jats:italic>. An antimicrobial susceptibility test revealed that <jats:italic>S. acidominimus<\/jats:italic> was resistant to clindamycin and, to some degree, beta-lactam or macrolides. The <jats:italic>S. acidominimus<\/jats:italic> from the patient on hemodialysis was resistant to multiple antibiotics.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              <jats:italic>S. acidominimus<\/jats:italic> is an ever-increasing cause of disease, especially in patients who are critically ill. 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