Successful treatment of a Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying blaOXA-48, blaVIM-2, blaCMY-2 and blaSHV- with high dose combination of imipenem and amikacin
We describe a case of 58-year-old man with septic shock due to Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) bloodstream infections (BSI) who was successfully treated with a high dose association of amikacin and imipenem combined with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF). A Klebsiel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916000044 |