| Literature DB >> 14679468 |
A Karabinis1, E Paramythiotou, D Mylona-Petropoulou, A Kalogeromitros, N Katsarelis, F Kontopidou, I Poularas, H Malamou-Lada.
Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae that was resistant to all available antibiotics (minimum inhibitory concentration of imipenem, 32 microg/mL), including carbapenems, was isolated from blood samples obtained from a 48-year-old patient in the intensive care unit. The patient developed septic shock, which was successfully treated with colistin, the only antibiotic with activity against this multidrug-resistant strain.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14679468 DOI: 10.1086/380461
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079