Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Villegas-Acosta Liudmila

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• Research Article
  Strategies of Treatment for Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections: Single Centre Experience
  Author(s): Islas-Muñoz Beda Daniela, Villegas-Acosta Liudmila, Aguilar-Zapata Daniel, Váldez-Vázquez Rafael, López-Escamilla Eduardo, Rodríguez-Badillo Raymundo and Rodríguez-Zulueta Ana PatriciaIslas-Muñoz Beda Daniela, Villegas-Acosta Liudmila, Aguilar-Zapata Daniel, Váldez-Vázquez Rafael, López-Escamilla Eduardo, Rodríguez-Badillo Raymundo and Rodríguez-Zulueta Ana Patricia
  
  Objective: To describe treatment strategies employed in hospitalized patients at the “General Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea González” with infection by Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Methodology: A retrospective analysis was carried out from January 1st 2012 to December 31st, 2014. Clinical data were collected, as well as group and doses of antimicrobial agents administered. Results: 39 patients were enrolled, the main infectious diagnosis was hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) in 64%, followed by skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI) in 23%. Thirty patients (77%) received tigecycline, while 83% of these received high doses. Thirty three percent of patients receiving meropenem had high dose. Twenty-nine patients (74.3%) received colistin and, from these, 61.5% was given a loading dose. Concerning the combined therapy, the following distribution wa.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-1420.1000106

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