Colistin vs . the combination of colistin and rifampicin for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

Aydemir, Hande; Akduman, Deniz; Pişkin, Nihal; Cömert, Füsun; HORUZ, Emre; Terzi, Alberto; Köktürk, Fürüzan; Örnek, Tacettin; Çelebi, Güven

doi:10.1017/s095026881200194x

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Colistin vs . the combination of colistin and rifampicin for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

Published in Epidemiology and Infection • Sep 7, 2012

Authors:

Hande Aydemir

Deniz Akduman

Nihal Pişkin

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the responses of colistin treatment alone vs. a combination of colistin and rifampicin in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by a carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strain. Forty-three patients were randomly assigned to one of two treatm...

Subject

Colistin

Acinetobacter baumannii

Medicine

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