Colistin Dosage without Loading Dose Is Efficacious when Treating Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Strains with High Susceptibility to Colistin.

Rocío Álvarez-MarínRafael López-RojasJuan Antonio MárquezMaría José GómezJosé MolinaJosé Miguel CisnerosCarlos Ortiz-LeybaJavier AznarJosé Garnacho-MonteroJerónimo Pachón

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Multidrug-resistant A. baumannii VAP treated with colistin does not have a different mortality compared to lower airways colonization, among patients on mechanical-ventilation, in a setting of high susceptibility to colistin of A. baumannii.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistant
drug resistant
mechanical ventilation
gram negative
pseudomonas aeruginosa
klebsiella pneumoniae
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
cystic fibrosis
respiratory failure
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation