Colistin treatment in patients with ICU-acquired infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria: the renaissance of an old antibiotic

A retrospective case series study was performed in a 30-bed general intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital to assess the effectiveness and safety of colistin in 43 critically ill patients with ICU-acquired infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria. Various ICU-acquire...

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Published in:	Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 115 - 121
Main Authors:	Michalopoulos, A.S., Tsiodras, S., Rellos, K., Mentzelopoulos, S., Falagas, M.E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2005 Blackwell Science Ltd Blackwell
Subjects:	Acinetobacter baumannii Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences colistin Colistin - adverse effects Colistin - therapeutic use Cross Infection - drug therapy Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Humans ICU-acquired infection infection Intensive Care Units Male Medical sciences Middle Aged nosocomial Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pseudomonas aeruginosa Retrospective Studies Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acinetobacter baumannii infection nosocomial ICU-acquired infection colistin Human Colistin Cyclic peptides Intensive care unit Infection Antibiotic Treatment Polypeptide Multiple resistance Antibacterial agent Gram negative bacteria
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