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Successful Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring a Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Isolated from Lumbar Wound Infection and Blood in a Patient with Hardware Retention
Joint Authors
Bulbin, Alan
Bono, Carol
Philp, Tena
Urban, Carl
Mariano, Noriel
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, especially carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, represent an urgent threat as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
We present a 66-year-old male with spinal stenosis who underwent elective L2-pelvis posterior spinal fusion at an outside institution and rapidly developed a complicated infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase.
This is the first described case of a patient with Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase causing postoperative lumbar wound infection and bacteremia, successfully treated with ceftazidime-avibactam in combination with additional synergistic antibacterials and without hardware removal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bulbin, Alan& Bono, Carol& Philp, Tena& Mariano, Noriel& Urban, Carl. 2017. Successful Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring a Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Isolated from Lumbar Wound Infection and Blood in a Patient with Hardware Retention. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146454
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bulbin, Alan…[et al.]. Successful Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring a Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Isolated from Lumbar Wound Infection and Blood in a Patient with Hardware Retention. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146454
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bulbin, Alan& Bono, Carol& Philp, Tena& Mariano, Noriel& Urban, Carl. Successful Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring a Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Isolated from Lumbar Wound Infection and Blood in a Patient with Hardware Retention. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146454
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146454