Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam
Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae, has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a serious public health concern. Gram-negative bacteria carrying extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes now represent a significant proportion of al...
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| author | A. Schimmenti E. Brunetti E. Seminari B. Mariani P. Cambieri P. Orsolini |
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| description | Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae, has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a serious public health concern. Gram-negative bacteria carrying extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes now represent a significant proportion of all bacteria isolated from different countries worldwide. Furthermore, the increasing number of isolates carrying carbapenemases in recent years includes multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria. Here, we describe what, to our knowledge, is the first case of a patient with a prosthetic joint infection from carbapenemase-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) successfully treated with ceftazidime-avibactam in Italy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3dc45b3d145c4a03b4a0ff6669ed5fa02025-08-20T02:07:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/18548051854805Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-AvibactamA. Schimmenti0E. Brunetti1E. Seminari2B. Mariani3P. Cambieri4P. Orsolini5Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, Unità di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali ed Epatologia, Università di Pavia, Pavia, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, Unità di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali ed Epatologia, Università di Pavia, Pavia, ItalyUnità di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, ItalyMicrobiologia e Virologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, ItalyMicrobiologia e Virologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, ItalyUnità di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, ItalyAntimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae, has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a serious public health concern. Gram-negative bacteria carrying extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes now represent a significant proportion of all bacteria isolated from different countries worldwide. Furthermore, the increasing number of isolates carrying carbapenemases in recent years includes multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria. Here, we describe what, to our knowledge, is the first case of a patient with a prosthetic joint infection from carbapenemase-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) successfully treated with ceftazidime-avibactam in Italy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1854805 |
| spellingShingle | A. Schimmenti E. Brunetti E. Seminari B. Mariani P. Cambieri P. Orsolini Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam |
| title_full | Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam |
| title_fullStr | Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam |
| title_short | Prosthetic Joint Infection from Carbapenemase-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Successfully Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam |
| title_sort | prosthetic joint infection from carbapenemase resistant klebsiella pneumoniae successfully treated with ceftazidime avibactam |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1854805 |
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