Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study
Acinetobacter has emerged as a highly important organism in global healthcare, owing to its propensity to develop pan-resistance. This resistant pathogen poses a significant challenge to healthcare professionals because it not only restricts patient care through ineffective treatment modalities but...
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Acinetobacter has emerged as a highly important organism in global healthcare, owing to its propensity to develop pan-resistance. This resistant pathogen poses a significant challenge to healthcare professionals because it not only restricts patient care through ineffective treatment modalities but also leads to high mortality and morbidity rates. The case of a 22-year-old young man reporting to the Emergency department (ER) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, on 6th June, 2023 is presented. He complained of fever accompanied with seizures which gave a suspicion of autoimmune encephalitis or viral haemorrhagic fever. Despite initial therapeutic interventions, the patient's condition worsened, prompting further investigations. Culture and sensitivity testing of tracheal secretions revealed pan-resistance, and subsequent treatment with a combination of antibiotics including Tigecycline and Colistin, yielded a favourable response.
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| spelling | doaj-art-becbe5f99b4c41fbbaaec8e05661de282025-08-20T03:40:00ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822024-09-01741010.47391/JPMA.10688Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case studyMaimoona Nazar0Nasir Ashraf1Laiba Sultan2Laiba Sultan35th Year MBBS Student, Federal Medical College, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan5th Year MBBS Student, Federal Medical College, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan5th Year MBBS Student, Federal Medical College, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan Acinetobacter has emerged as a highly important organism in global healthcare, owing to its propensity to develop pan-resistance. This resistant pathogen poses a significant challenge to healthcare professionals because it not only restricts patient care through ineffective treatment modalities but also leads to high mortality and morbidity rates. The case of a 22-year-old young man reporting to the Emergency department (ER) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, on 6th June, 2023 is presented. He complained of fever accompanied with seizures which gave a suspicion of autoimmune encephalitis or viral haemorrhagic fever. Despite initial therapeutic interventions, the patient's condition worsened, prompting further investigations. Culture and sensitivity testing of tracheal secretions revealed pan-resistance, and subsequent treatment with a combination of antibiotics including Tigecycline and Colistin, yielded a favourable response. ---Continue https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/10688Acinetobactermulti-drug resistancepan resistantencephalitiscolistintigecycline |
| spellingShingle | Maimoona Nazar Nasir Ashraf Laiba Sultan Laiba Sultan Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Acinetobacter multi-drug resistance pan resistant encephalitis colistin tigecycline |
| title | Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study |
| title_full | Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study |
| title_fullStr | Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study |
| title_short | Treating a patient with pan-resistant Acinetobacter: a case study |
| title_sort | treating a patient with pan resistant acinetobacter a case study |
| topic | Acinetobacter multi-drug resistance pan resistant encephalitis colistin tigecycline |
| url | https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/10688 |
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