Efficacy and safety of colistin (colistimethate sodium) for therapy of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 402-406

  Koomanachai, Pornpan ^a   Tiengrim, Surapee ^a   Kiratisin, Pattarachai ^b   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Colistin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; COLISTIMETHATE; COLISTIN; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLISTIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547735143     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Bergogne-Berezin E., and Towner K.J. Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological features. Clin Microbiol Rev 9 (1996) 148-165
2. Livermore D. Multiple mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: our worst nightmare?. Clin Infect Dis 34 (2002) 634-640
3. Hamberger H., Diekema D., and Fluit A. Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in European ICUs. J Hosp Infect 48 (2001) 161-176
4. Thamlikitkul V., Jintanothaitavorn D., Sathimethakul R., Vaiyhayaphichet S., Trakulsomboon S., and Danchaivijitr S. Bacterial infections in hospitalized patients in Thailand in 1997 and 2000. J Med Assoc Thai 84 (2001) 666-673
5. Keerasuntonpong A., Samakeepanich C., and Tribuddharat C. Epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in Siriraj Hospital. Siriraj Med J 58 (2006) 951-954
6. Chaiwarith R., Mahatthanaphak S., Boonchoo M., Supparatpinyo K., and Sirisanthana T. Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. J Infect Dis Antimicrob Agents 22 (2005) 1-8
7. Markou N., Apostolakos H., Koumoudiou C., Athanasiou M., Koutsoukou A., Alamanos I., et al. Intravenous colistin in the treatment of sepsis from multiresistant Gram-negative bacilli in critically ill patients. Crit Care 7 (2003) 78-83
8. Ouderkirk J.P., Nord J.A., Turett G.S., and Kislak J.W. Polymyxin B nephrotoxicity and efficacy against nosocomial infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47 (2003) 2659-2662
9. Levin A.S., Barone A.A., Penco J., Santos M.I., Marinho I.S., Arruda E.A.G., et al. Intravenous colistin as therapy for nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Clin Infect Dis 28 (1999) 2008-2011
10. Tribuddharat C., Tiensasiton C., Techachaiwiwat W., Rugdeekha S., Dhiraputtra C., and Thamlikitkul V. In vitro activity of polymyxin E against multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. J Infect Dis Antimicrob Agents 20 (2003) 135-137
11. Evans M.E., Feola D.J., and Rapp R.P. Polymyxin B sulfate and colistin: old antibiotics for emerging multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria. Ann Pharmacother 33 (1999) 960-967
12. Wootton M., Holt H.A., and MacGowan A.P. Development of a novel assay method for colistin sulphomethate. Clin Microbiol Infect 11 (2005) 243-244
13. Falagas M.E., and Kasiakou S.K. Colistin: the revival of polymyxins for the management of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. Clin Infect Dis 40 (2005) 1333-1341
14. Kaye D. Current use for old antibacterial agent. Inf Dis Clin N Am 18 (2004) 669-673
15. Falagas M.E., and Kasiakou S.K. Toxicity of polymyxins: a systematic review of the evidence from old and recent studies. Crit Care 10 (2006) R27
16. Moore R.A., Chan L., and Hancock R.E. Evidence for two distinct mechanisms of resistance to polymyxin B in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 26 (1984) 539-545