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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
Continuous intravenous colistin (2,000,000 units per 24 h) was administered in a 41-y-old patient with Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia, which led to the cure of the infection. The isolated microorganism was a multi-resistant strain (it was sensitive only to colistin). In addition, the patient had developed allergic reactions to previously administered antimicrobial agents of several classes during his hospitalization. Continuous intravenous infusion of colistin proved to be a salvage regimen, which led to cure of a bacteraemia due to a multi-resistant isolate, without showing any allergic cross-reactivity with other antibiotics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-7-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cure of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia with continuous intravenous infusion of colistin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Intensive Care Unit, 'Henry Dunant' Hospital, Athens, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports