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