Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative coccobacillus causing serious nosocomial infections. The recent emergence of strains of bacteria, which are resistant to common antibiotics, has made the treatment of these infections increasingly complex. We report the case of a young patient affected by AIDS, who suffered brain toxoplasmosis and sepsis due to multidrug-resistant A baumannii. This bacterial infection was successfully treated with colistin and tigecycline. In addition, we review recent literature on this topic, from the year 2000 to date.
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis
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Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy*
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
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Child
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Colistin / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Electroencephalography
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Minocycline / analogs & derivatives
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Minocycline / therapeutic use
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Tigecycline
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Anti-HIV Agents
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Tigecycline
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Minocycline
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Colistin