Comparison of colistin and colistin/sulbactam for the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

Kalin, Gamze; Alp, Emine; AKİN, AYNUR; Coskun, Ramazan; DOĞANAY, MEHMET

doi:10.1007/s15010-013-0495-y

Comparison of colistin and colistin/sulbactam for the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

Kalin G., Alp E., AKİN A., Coskun R., DOĞANAY M.

INFECTION, vol.42, no.1, pp.37-42, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1007/s15010-013-0495-y
Journal Name: INFECTION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.37-42
Keywords: Acinetobacter spp., Multidrug resistance, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Colistin, Sulbactam, Nephrotoxicity, INTRAVENOUS COLISTIN, IN-VITRO, EFFICACY, SULBACTAM, COMBINATION, NEPHROTOXICITY, MONOTHERAPY, SAFETY
Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

To compare clinical and microbiological efficacy of colistin and colistin/sulbactam for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii VAP in intensive care units (ICUs).