Effectiveness of tigecycline-based versus colistin- based therapy for treatment of pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a critical setting: a matched cohort analysis

BACKGROUND: Colistin and tigecycline have both been shown good in vitro activity among multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB). A comparative study of colistin versus tigecycline for MDRAB pneumonia is lacking. METHODS: The study enrolled adults with MDRAB pneumonia admitted to intensiv...

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Autores principales: Chuang, Yu-Chung, Cheng, Chien-Yu, Sheng, Wang-Huei, Sun, Hsin-Yun, Wang, Jann-Tay, Chen, Yee-Chun, Chang, Shan-Chwen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3936940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24564226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-102

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