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Published in: Critical Care 6/2006

01-12-2006 | Letter

Intrathecal colistin for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventriculitis: report of a case with successful outcome

Authors: Rezzan Yagmur, Figen Esen

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2006

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Infection of the ventricular cavity and of the ependymal lining is most often iatrogenic in origin, being a complication of a shunting procedure or of intrathecal chemotherapy. The emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and the lack of new antibiotics to combat them have led to the revival of polymyxins, an old class of cationic, cyclic polypeptide antibiotics. …
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Falagas ME, Kasiakou SKN: Colistin: the revival of polymyxins for the management of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections. Clin Infect Dis 2005, 40: 1333-1341. 10.1086/429323CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Intrathecal colistin for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventriculitis: report of a case with successful outcome
Authors
Rezzan Yagmur
Figen Esen
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc5088

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