Tigecycline application in a 3-month-old infant with multiple drug resistant Klebsiella pneumonia: a case report

Abstract Background Tigecycline is an ‘immature’ antibiotic for children. We report the youngest surviving patient who received a complete tigecycline treatment, and no significant adverse effects occurred in the patient. Case presentation The 3-month old infant suffered from a catheter-associated b...

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Main Authors: Cheng Peng, Xiaofeng Wang, Jiangwei Zhang, Yi Jiang, Xinlin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-018-0253-x