Soman Rajeev, Sirsat Rasika, Sunavala Ayesha, Punatar Neha, Mehta Jugal, Rodrigues Camilla, Veeraraghavan Balaji
Department of Infectious Diseases, Jupiter Hospital, Pune, India.
Courtesy Visiting Consultant, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 28. doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-04791-1.
A case of sino-pulmonary infection with skull base osteomyelitis due to XDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa in renal transplant recipient was successfully treated with investigational antibiotic, cefepime/zidebactam (WCK 5222). This case highlights challenges in managing XDR-pseudomonal infection where source control was infeasible, antibiotic options were extremely limited and individualized dose adjustments were needed.
一名肾移植受者因广泛耐药铜绿假单胞菌感染导致鼻窦肺部感染合并颅底骨髓炎,使用试验性抗生素头孢吡肟/齐他西巴坦(WCK 5222)成功治愈。该病例凸显了在管理广泛耐药铜绿假单胞菌感染时所面临的挑战,即感染源控制不可行、抗生素选择极为有限且需要进行个体化剂量调整。