Successful Use of Temocillin as Salvage Therapy for Cervical Osteomyelitis Secondary to Multidrug-Resistant Burkholderia cepacia.

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  • Marcela Rodriguez
  • Miranda Nelson
  • James E Kelly
  • Alexis Elward
  • Sharon Celeste Morley
چکیده

Infection with multidrug resistant Burkholderia cepacia presents a therapeutic challenge in patients with cystic fibrosis. In this study, we present a case of progressive cervical osteomyelitis secondary to B cepacia that failed surgical drainage and extended therapy with meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, doxycycline, and aminoglycosides. Temocillin (Negaban) was successfully used to clear the infection.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

دوره 3 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014