title: Lumbar osteomyelitis with Pseudomonas.
abstract: Osteomyelitis is the inflammation of bone secondary to infection with pyogenic organisms. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is usually associated with nosocomial infections and due to its ability to acquire resistance to almost all antibiotics, infections with Pseudomonas pose a great challenge to the physicians. A number of new synergistic combinations have been used in order to treat these organisms and one of the methods is to combine chemicals with systemic antibiotics. In this case we represent a successful eradication of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas using a combination of acetic acid and systemic antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Ziauddin University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Nasim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabir
authors.forename: Sohail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafi
authors.forename: Imtiaz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: Badar Jahan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Farooqi
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D015378:Imipenem; D000583:Amikacin; D019342:Acetic Acid