Recurrent infections caused by cefotaxime- and ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis treated successfully with imipenem

J Infect. 2005 Oct;51(3):e163-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.12.011. Epub 2005 Jan 28.

Abstract

We present a case of recurrent infection (infective spondilitis, psoas abscess, and bacteraemia) caused by a single strain of cefotaxime- and ciprofloxacin-resistant and bla(CMY-2)-containing Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis during a 4-month period in a patient with uremia. The patient was successfully treated with imipenem for 7 weeks. Our observation indicates that a carbapenem might be considered as a drug of choice for the treatment of infections caused by this emerging multi-resistant pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Cefotaxime / pharmacology*
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Psoas Abscess / drug therapy
  • Psoas Abscess / microbiology
  • Recurrence
  • Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology
  • Salmonella enterica / classification
  • Salmonella enterica / drug effects*
  • Spondylitis / drug therapy
  • Spondylitis / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uremia / drug therapy*
  • Uremia / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Imipenem
  • Cefotaxime