An Unusual Case of the Successful Treatment of Carbapenem-resistant Ventriculitis with Intravenous Colistin.
acinetobacter
carbapenem
colistin
ventriculitis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Feb 2020
27 Feb 2020
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Résumé
Ventriculitis is a well-documented complication of ventriculostomy, which is difficult to treat and is associated with high rates of mortality. There is a growing trend of resistance among many organisms, such as Acinetobacter baumannii, in particular, to most antibiotics with the exception of colistin. It is thought that colistin has poor blood-brain barrier penetration; therefore, in cases of ventriculitis, it is preferentially administered via the intrathecal or intraventricular route. These routes, in turn, risk introducing infections, which may perpetuate the problem. We report a case of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis, which was treated successfully with intravenous colistin monotherapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32257666
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7120
pmc: PMC7105068
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e7120Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Abu Bakar et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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