Decreased susceptibility to polymyxin B during treatment for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May;47(5):1611-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02466-08. Epub 2009 Mar 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Ascitic Fluid / microbiology
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polymyxin B / pharmacology
  • Polymyxin B / therapeutic use*
  • United States

Substances

  • Carbapenems
  • Polymyxin B