Post-neurosurgical meningitis caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: report of two cases.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 61: e69, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31859846
ABSTRACT
Nosocomial bacterial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is associated with high mortality in neurosurgical patients. There are few reports in the literature on meningitis caused by CRKP. We report two cases of CRKP meningitis after neurosurgery. The K. pneumoniae identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed using the Vitek Compact System. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of polymyxin B were determined using the broth microdilution method. Molecular typing of K. pneumoniae isolates was investigated using multilocus sequence typing. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that the K. pneumoniae isolates were multidrug resistant and co-produced extended-spectrum ß-lactamases and KPC enzymes. The patients were treated with intrathecal polymyxin. Genetic polymorphism analyses revealed two different K. pneumoniae clones (ST1298 and ST2687), which were observed for the first time in CRKP infections. We recommend intravenous administration of intrathecal polymyxin for treating meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae .
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos
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Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article