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Place of Colistin-Rifampicin Association in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Meningitis: A Case Study
Joint Authors
Elouennass, M.
Souhail, Dahraoui
Bouchra, Belefquih
Belarj, Badia
Laila, Rar
Nassirou, Oumarou Mamane
Azeddine, Ibrahimi
Haimeur, Charki
Lemnouer, Abdelhay
Frikh, M.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis is an important challenge due to the accumulation of resistance of this bacteria and low meningeal diffusion of several antimicrobial requiring use of an antimicrobial effective combination to eradicate these species.
We report a case of Acinetobacter baumannii multidrug-resistant nosocomial meningitis which was successfully treated with intravenous and intrathecal colistin associated with rifampicin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Souhail, Dahraoui& Bouchra, Belefquih& Belarj, Badia& Laila, Rar& Frikh, M.& Nassirou, Oumarou Mamane…[et al.]. 2016. Place of Colistin-Rifampicin Association in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Meningitis: A Case Study. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Souhail, Dahraoui…[et al.]. Place of Colistin-Rifampicin Association in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Meningitis: A Case Study. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Souhail, Dahraoui& Bouchra, Belefquih& Belarj, Badia& Laila, Rar& Frikh, M.& Nassirou, Oumarou Mamane…[et al.]. Place of Colistin-Rifampicin Association in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Meningitis: A Case Study. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101030
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101030