Intra-pleural colistin methanesulfonate therapy for pleural infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a successful case report

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Muhammad Asim Rana (Συγγραφέας), Basheer Abd El Rahaman (Συγγραφέας), Ahmed Fouad Mady (Συγγραφέας), Mohammed Al Odat (Συγγραφέας), Abdurehman Al Harthy (Συγγραφέας), Omar El Sayed Ramadan (Συγγραφέας), Shehzad Ahmad Mumtaz (Συγγραφέας), Ali S. Omrani (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: MDPI AG, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant, Gram-negative bacteria are an increasing clinical challenge, since the antimicrobial treatment options are often limited to colistin methanesulfonate. No data are available regarding the pharmacokinetics of colistin in pleural fluid. We report the case of a...