Abstract
We report a case of a 52-year-old man with post-surgical meningitis due to a multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Despite therapy with intravenous amikacin and imipenem the meningitis progressed. Upon institution of combination therapy with amikacin by the intravenous and intrathecal (IT) routes, and intravenous colistin the patient experienced successful clinical and microbiological outcomes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Infection |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Amikacin
- Colistin
- Intrathecal
- Meningitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Virology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Infectious Diseases
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Amikacin and colistin for treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis. / Fulnecky, Eric J.; Wright, Donald; Scheld, W. Michael; Kanawati, Lama; Shoham, Shmuel.
In: Journal of Infection, Vol. 51, No. 5, 12.2005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Scheld, W. Michael
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AU - Shoham, Shmuel
PY - 2005/12
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N2 - We report a case of a 52-year-old man with post-surgical meningitis due to a multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Despite therapy with intravenous amikacin and imipenem the meningitis progressed. Upon institution of combination therapy with amikacin by the intravenous and intrathecal (IT) routes, and intravenous colistin the patient experienced successful clinical and microbiological outcomes.
AB - We report a case of a 52-year-old man with post-surgical meningitis due to a multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Despite therapy with intravenous amikacin and imipenem the meningitis progressed. Upon institution of combination therapy with amikacin by the intravenous and intrathecal (IT) routes, and intravenous colistin the patient experienced successful clinical and microbiological outcomes.
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