The Experience of a Novel Glycylcycline Antibiotic for a Patient with Infection Caused by Multiple Drug-Resistant Pathogens: What is the Benefit?

We report a 75-year-old man with septic shock induced by ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multiple drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and catheter-related infection by vancomycin-resistant enterococci. He failed to respond to the initial management, including antibiotics (linezolid, imi...

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Main Authors: Po-Chin Chi, Chien-Liang Wu, Chung-Lieh Hung, Yu-Ling Weng, Ching-Chi Lin, Shih-Yi Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700504