Emergence of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa during treatment of intra-abdominal infection in a patient with ovarian carcinoma.
A 59-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with ovarian carcinoma. After cytoreductive surgery, the patient developed intra-abdominal sepsis. After 17 days of intravenous imipenem, the patient's sputum culture grew imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. On the 21st day of treatment with imipenem, her peritoneal culture also grew imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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D000005:Abdomen; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
D015378:Imipenem