Extensive drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii parappendicular-related infection in a hydrocephalus patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Ventricular infection due to XDR-Acinetobacter baumanii (A. baumanii) is the most severe complication after neurosurgery which associated with high morbidity and mortality. Managing A. baumanii ventriculitis/shunt infection and multiple brain abscesses is challenging since its nature that tends to b...

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Autores principales: Cucunawangsih, Cucunawangsih, Vatvani, Akhil Deepak, Waren, Kalis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32963684
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.218.24822
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Sumario:Ventricular infection due to XDR-Acinetobacter baumanii (A. baumanii) is the most severe complication after neurosurgery which associated with high morbidity and mortality. Managing A. baumanii ventriculitis/shunt infection and multiple brain abscesses is challenging since its nature that tends to be pandrug resistant to all antibiotics used. Thus, we present the first such case with problems in administration based on the available data.

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