Intraventricular and intrathecal colistin as the last therapeutic resort for the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis: a literature review.

Karaiskos, Ilias; Galani, Lambrini; Baziaka, Fotini; Giamarellou, Helen

Karaiskos, Ilias; Galani, Lambrini; Baziaka, Fotini; Giamarellou, Helen.

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Karaiskos I; 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, 4 Erythrou Stavrou Str. & Kifisias Av., Marousi 15123, Athens, Greece.

Int J Antimicrob Agents ; 41(6): 499-508, 2013 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23507414

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Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy; Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Cerebral Ventriculitis/drug therapy; Colistin/administration & dosage; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy; Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology; Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification; Cerebral Ventriculitis/microbiology; Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology; Humans; Injections, Intraventricular; Injections, Spinal; Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Acinetobacter Infections / Meningitis, Bacterial / Colistin / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Acinetobacter baumannii / Cerebral Ventriculitis / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Antimicrob Agents Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Greece

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