title: Successful treatment of post-neurosurgical multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningo-encephalitis with combination therapy of colistin, rifampicin and doripenem.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Health Direction, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrario
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tordato
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Erminia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003091:Colistin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077726:Doripenem; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems; D000077726:Doripenem; D012293:Rifampin; D003091:Colistin
keywords: CSF; carbapenem; infection