Tigecycline use in two cases with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis

TUTUNCU, E.; Kuscu, FERİT; GURBUZ, Yunus; OZTURK, Baris; HAYKIR, Asli; SENCAN, Irfan

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.022

Tigecycline use in two cases with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis

TUTUNCU E. E., Kuscu F., GURBUZ Y., OZTURK B., HAYKIR A., SENCAN I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.14, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 14
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.022
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The treatment of post-surgical meningitis due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a therapeutic dilemma. The cases of two patients with MDR A. baumannii meningitis secondary to surgical site infections, successfully treated with combination regimens including tigecycline, are presented. (C) 2009 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.