Intrathecal use of amikacin: a case report
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;12(6): 546-546, Dec. 2008.
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in En
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| ID: lil-507461
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii is rare and are mostly hospital acquired after neurosurgical procedure. We report a case of a 40-year old man was admitted to the intensive care unit due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. Our patient developed a ventriculitis due to A.baumannii treated successfully with sulbactam IV and intrathecal amikacin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Acinetobacter Infections
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Amikacin
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Sulbactam
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Meningitis, Bacterial
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Morocco
Country of publication:
Brazil