Effectiveness and safety of polymyxin B for the treatment of infections caused by extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Thailand

BACKGROUND: Colistimethate sodium (colistin) has been used in the treatment of infections caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Gram-negative bacteria in Thailand over the past decade, with a mortality rate of 50% and a nephrotoxicity rate of 40%. Polymyxin B has not been available in Thailand....

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Autores principales: Ngamprasertchai, Thundon, Boonyasiri, Adhiratha, Charoenpong, Lantharita, Nimitvilai, Sireethorn, Lorchirachoonkul, Narisorn, Wattanamongkonsil, Luksame, Thamlikitkul, Visanu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154668
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S169939

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154668
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S169939

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