Bacteremia by colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii isolate: a case report

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2019

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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 1752-1947, Vol. 13, Nor, 141, 2019 p. 1-3

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BioMed central

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Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections are a major public health problem worldwide, requiring the use of “old” antibiotics such as polymyxin B and E (colistin). However, there is concern regarding the emergence of isolates resistant to these antibiotics. Case presentation We report a case of a 64-year-old mestizo man hospitalized in an intensive care unit of a health institution in Colombia with identification and clinical and molecular typing of a colistin- and carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolate with mechanisms of resistance to colistin not previously reported, causing bacteremia. Conclusions We have identified a strain of A. baumannii with mechanisms of resistance to colistin not previously reported in a patient with bacteremia who required treatment with multiple antibiotic schemes and had an adequate response.

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Colombia, Bacteremia, Colistin resistance

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Colistina
Farmacorresistencia microbiana
Bacterias gramnegativas

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