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Clin Infect Dis
; 68(11): 1932-1934, 2019 05 17.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30418554
RESUMO
Serious infections such as endocarditis due to extremely drug-resistance gram-negative bacteria are an increasing challenge. Here, we present successful adjunctive use of cefiderocol for a patient with persistently bacteremic healthcare-associated native aortic valve endocarditis due to an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptible in vitro only to colistin, following failure of conventional therapeutic options.