Postsurgical meningitis due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii successfully treated with high doses of ampicillin/sulbactam combined with rifampicin and fosfomycin

We report a case of postsurgical meningitis caused by multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii successfully treated with high doses of ampicillin/sulbactam combined with rifampicin and fosfomycin.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2012-12, Vol.18 (6), p.958-960
Hauptverfasser:	Mellon, Guillaume, Clec'h, Christophe, Picard, Bertrand, Cohen, Yves, Jauréguy, Françoise
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Acinetobacter baumannii - drug effects Acinetobacter baumannii - isolation & purification Acinetobacter Infections - diagnosis Acinetobacter Infections - drug therapy Acinetobacter Infections - microbiology Adult Ampicillin - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Fosfomycin - administration & dosage Humans Male Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Meningitis, Bacterial - etiology Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology Postoperative Complications - drug therapy Postoperative Complications - microbiology Rifampin - administration & dosage Sulbactam - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of postsurgical meningitis caused by multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii successfully treated with high doses of ampicillin/sulbactam combined with rifampicin and fosfomycin.
ISSN:	1341-321X 1437-7780
DOI:	10.1007/s10156-012-0404-9