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

• Main Authors: Muhammad Asim Rana (Author), Basheer Abd El Rahaman (Author), Ahmed Fouad Mady (Author), Mohammed Al Odat (Author), Abdurehman Al Harthy (Author), Omar El Sayed Ramadan (Author), Shehzad Ahmad Mumtaz (Author), Ali S. Omrani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...