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

• Автори: Muhammad Asim Rana (Автор), Basheer Abd El Rahaman (Автор), Ahmed Fouad Mady (Автор), Mohammed Al Odat (Автор), Abdurehman Al Harthy (Автор), Omar El Sayed Ramadan (Автор), Shehzad Ahmad Mumtaz (Автор), Ali S. Omrani (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: MDPI AG, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...