| Literature DB >> 27956431 |
Juan José Castón1,2, Álvaro De la Torre3, Isabel Ruiz-Camps4, María Luisa Sorlí5, Vicente Torres6, Julián Torre-Cisneros7,2,8.
Abstract
Infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) present a major problem for therapeutic management. We report here our experience with 12 patients with a severe MDRPA infection (6 of which were pneumonia) who received salvage therapy with ceftolozane-tazobactam after inappropriate empirical treatment and/or suboptimal targeted treatment. Although 10 of the 12 patients (83.3%) experienced septic shock, only 3 patients (25%) died during the follow-up period. Microbiological cure in 7 patients (58.3%) was observed.Entities:
Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; ceftolozane-tazobactam; salvage therapy
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27956431 PMCID: PMC5328537 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02136-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191