• Med Mal Infect · Feb 2007

    Case Reports

    Post-surgical meningitis due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Effective treatment with intravenous and/or intraventricular colistin and therapeutic dilemmas.

    • E Paramythiotou, D Karakitsos, H Aggelopoulou, P Sioutos, G Samonis, and A Karabinis.
    • Intensive Care Unit, George-Gennimatas General State Hospital of Athens, Mesogion, 154, Holargos, Athens, Greece. lparamyth61@hotmail.com
    • Med Mal Infect. 2007 Feb 1;37(2):124-5.

    AbstractPost-surgical meningitis and/or ventriculitis caused by Gram-negative bacteria may be difficult to treat due to the emergence of multiresistant strains. Two patients with multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii central nervous system infection, successfully treated with either intravenous and/or intraventricular colistin are presented. Unresolved issues such as dose and duration of intraventricular colistin are discussed.

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