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Compassionate Use of Cefiderocol as Adjunctive Treatment of Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis Due to Extremely Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Authors :
Edgeworth JD
Merante D
Patel S
Young C
Jones P
Vithlani S
Wyncoll D
Roberts P
Jones A
Den Nagata T
Ariyasu M
Livermore DM
Beale R
Source :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2019 May 17; Vol. 68 (11), pp. 1932-1934.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Serious infections such as endocarditis due to extremely drug-resistance gram-negative bacteria are an increasing challenge. Here, we present successful adjunctive use of cefiderocol for a patient with persistently bacteremic healthcare-associated native aortic valve endocarditis due to an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptible in vitro only to colistin, following failure of conventional therapeutic options.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537-6591
Volume :
68
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30418554
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy963