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. 2010 Jan;23(1):29-30.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2010.11928578.

Novel treatment approach to combat an infection with Acinetobacter

Jeffrey S Stroup  1 , Kendal Mitchell, David Hitzeman
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Novel treatment approach to combat an infection with Acinetobacter

Jeffrey S Stroup et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2010 Jan.

Abstract

The antimicrobial resistance of gram-negative pathogens has become problematic. In some cases related to Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp., no antimicrobials on the market can be utilized at standard doses. We report a case of resistant Acinetobacter infection in a patient in the intensive care unit. In this scenario, we successfully treated the infection with doripenem at a higher dose of 1 g with a 4-hour infusion time along with the combination of tigecycline and colistin.

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