Successful Treatment of Carbapenemase-Producing Pandrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 59(10): 5903-8, 2015 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-26386029
ABSTRACT
New antibiotic options are urgently needed for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections. We report a 64-year-old female with prolonged hospitalization following an intestinal transplant who developed refractory bacteremia due to a serine carbapenemase-producing pandrug-resistant isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae. After failing multiple antimicrobial regimens, the patient was successfully treated.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Beta-Lactamases
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Infecções por Klebsiella
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Bacteriemia
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Intestino Delgado
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article