Colistin is effective in treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cancer patients.

Hachem, Ray Y; Chemaly, Roy F; Ahmar, Corine A; Jiang, Ying; Boktour, Maha R; Rjaili, Georges Abou; Bodey, Gerald P; Raad, Issam I

Hachem, Ray Y; Chemaly, Roy F; Ahmar, Corine A; Jiang, Ying; Boktour, Maha R; Rjaili, Georges Abou; Bodey, Gerald P; Raad, Issam I.

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Hachem RY; Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA. rhachem@mdanderson.org

Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 51(6): 1905-11, 2007 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17387153

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Colistin/therapeutic use; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Neoplasms/complications; Pseudomonas Infections/drug therapy; Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Child; Child, Preschool; Colistin/administration & dosage; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology; Regression Analysis; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Plantas_medicinales Main subject: Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Pseudomonas Infections / Colistin / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Anti-Bacterial Agents / Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Language: En Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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