Colistin and rifampicin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Matteo Bassetti; Ernestina Repetto; Elda Righi; Silvia Boni; M. Diverio; M.P. Molinari; Michele Mussap; Stefania Artioli; Filippo Ansaldi; Paolo Durando; Giovanni Orengo; F. Bobbio Pallavicini; Claudio Viscoli

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Colistin and rifampicin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Matteo Bassetti Ernestina Repetto Elda Righi Silvia Boni M. Diverio M.P. Molinari Michele Mussap Stefania Artioli Filippo Ansaldi Paolo Durando Giovanni Orengo F. Bobbio Pallavicini Claudio Viscoli

Year: 2007 Journal: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Vol: 61 (2)Pages: 417-420 Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm509

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Abstract

Colistin and rifampicin appears to be an effective and safe combination therapy for severe infections due to multidrug-resistant A. baumannii.

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Colistin Acinetobacter baumannii Medicine Rifampicin Pneumonia Internal medicine Antibiotics Nephrotoxicity Carbapenem Incidence (geometry) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tuberculosis Microbiology Toxicity Biology Bacteria Pathology

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Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Life Sciences → Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology → Molecular Medicine

Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

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Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

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Colistin and rifampicin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

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