EFFICACY OF COLISTIN AND NON-COLISTIN MONOTHERAPIES IN MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII BACTEREMIA/SEPSIS


Karabay O., BATIREL A., Balkan I. I., AGALAR C., Akalin S., ALICI O., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.5, pp.1137-1143, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1137-1143
  • Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii, bacteremia, colistin, monotherapy, multi-drug resistant, sepsis, COMBINATION THERAPY, CLINICAL IMPACT, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTIONS, AMPICILLIN, SULBACTAM, EMERGENCE, VS.
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacies of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia (MDR-AB).