Clinical experience with tigecycline in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Background Tigecycline, with broad in vitro antibacterial activity, has been widely used off-label for nosocomial pneumonia caused by multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB). However, many concerns have been raised about the efficacy of tigecycline treatment as the inconsistent...

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Main Authors: Yangang Zhou, Xumin Chen, Ping Xu, Yan Zhu, Kuangguo Wang, Daxiong Xiang, Feng Wang, Hoan Linh Banh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40360-019-0300-3