Cure of post-traumatic recurrent multiresistant Gram-negative rod meningitis with intraventricular colistin

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-352

  Kasiakou, Sofia K ^a   Rafailidis, Petros I ^a   Liaropoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b,c  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Alfa HealthCare   (Greece)

Author keywords

Colistin; Gram negative rods; Intraventricular; Liodura; Multi drug resistance; Post neurosurgery meningitis; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; PALACOS; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CRANIOPLASTY; CRANIOTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADULT; COLISTIN; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 17344364880     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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