Tigecycline use in two cases with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis.
The treatment of post-surgical meningitis due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a therapeutic dilemma. The cases of two patients with MDR A. baumannii meningitis secondary to surgical site infections, successfully treated with combination regimens including tigecycline, are presented.
Tutuncu
E Ediz
EE
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ediztutuncu@gmail.com
Kuscu
Ferit
F
Gurbuz
Yunus
Y
Ozturk
Baris
B
Haykir
Asli
A
Sencan
Irfan
I
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000078304:Tigecycline
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline