Successful Treatment With Intrathecal and Intravenous Polymyxin B-Based Combination Against MDR Acinetobacter baumannii Meningitis in Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Haiyan Xing (Author), Caiyi Cheng (Author), Yihua Zhang (Author), Yongqing Cai (Author), Xianfeng Wang (Author), Dongmei Deng (Author), Lunshan Xu (Author), Minhui Xu (Author), Jianhong Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Nosocomial meningitis with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a life-threatening complication in neurosurgery. Treatment of these infections is challenging because of poor penetration of the available antibiotics into the cerebrospina...