Successful Treatment With Intrathecal and Intravenous Polymyxin B-Based Combination Against MDR Acinetobacter baumannii Meningitis in Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Successful Treatment With Intrathecal and Intravenous Polymyxin B-Based Combination Against MDR Acinetobacter baumannii Meningitis in Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Background: Nosocomial meningitis with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a life-threatening complication in neurosurgery. Treatment of these infections is challenging because of poor penetration of the available antibiotics into the cerebrospina...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Xing, Caiyi Cheng, Yihua Zhang, Yongqing Cai, Xianfeng Wang, Dongmei Deng, Lunshan Xu, Minhui Xu, Jianhong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
meningitis
multidrug resistance
Acinetobacter baumannii
Polymyxin B
tigecycline
intrathecal administration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.564991/full

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