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Succesful treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis with colistin and rifampicin

Kolistin ve rifampisinle başarılı şekilde tedavi edilen Acinetobacter baumannii menenjiti

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194–196
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2022-11-05
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Conclusion: Intravenous and intrathecal use of colistin with rifampicin may be a alternative therapy in cases of meningitis caused by A. baumannii resistant to carbapenems and other beta lactam agents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The treatment of mutidrug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRA) infections is a serious therapeutic problem, especially in patients with meningitis because antibiotics have a limited ability to penetrate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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Key Findings & Data:Meningitis due to Acinetobacter spp. has an associated mortality of 20-27 %.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Intravenous and intrathecal use of colistin with rifampicin may be a alternative therapy in cases of meningitis caused by A. baumannii resistant to carbapenems and other beta lactam agents.
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Introduction: The treatment of mutidrug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRA) infections is a serious therapeutic problem, especially in patients with meningitis because antibiotics have a limited ability to penetrate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meningitis due to Acinetobacter spp. has an associated mortality of 20-27 %. We described here a case of meningitis caused by MDRA which was susceptible to colistin and treated with intravenous and intrathecal use of colistin with rifampicin. Case Report: A 38-year-old male was operated because of schwannoma. On day 9 external CSF shunt was installed. On day 11 the patient presented fever, headache, nausea and vomiting and somnolence. Physical examination revealed a severely ill patient with lathery and meningism. CSF showed pleocytosis (250 cells µL-1; with polymorphonuclear neutrophil dominance (% 100), a protein level of 321 mg dL-1, and a glucose level of 20 mg dL-1 (blood glucose level was 105 mg dL-1). Meropenem (2g q8h), vancomycin (1 g/q12h) and rifampicin (10 mg kg-1 q12h po) were begun. MDRA was isolated from CSF. Meropenem was stopped and the treatment changed to colistin intravenous (2 MIU q8h) and intrathecal (50 000 IU for the first 3 day and 50.000 IU on alternative days). On day 2 of treatment the CSF was sterile. Treatment was maintained for 21 days and the patient was discharged. Discussion: High use rates of broad-spectrum antibiotics in critically ill patients have been correlated with the emergence of resistance in Acinetobacter strains. Alternative therapies in MDRA infections such as colistin are being increasingly employed. Intrathecal colistin has been used with good results in case of MDRA meningitis. Cure seems to be more frequent among patients receiving combination systemic and intrathecal therapy. Conclusion: Intravenous and intrathecal use of colistin with rifampicin may be a alternative therapy in cases of meningitis caused by A. baumannii resistant to carbapenems and other beta lactam agents.

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Amaç: Çoklu ilaç dirençli A.baumannii infeksiyonlarının tedavisi antibiyotiklerin beyin omurilik sıvısına (BOS) geçiş özelliklerinin kısıtlı olmasından dolayı özellikle menenjitli hastalarda ciddi bir problemdir. Acinetobecter türlerine bağlı menenjit vakalarında % 20-27 mortalite oranı görülmektedir. Burada çoklu ilaç dirençli sadece kolistine duyarlı A. baumannii’e bağlı gelişen, oral rifampisin ve intratekal ve sistemik kolistin ile tedavi edilen bir menenjit vakasını tanımladık. Olgu Sunumu: Otuz sekiz yaşında schwannoma tanısıyla opere edilen erkek hasta. Dokuzuncu günde eksternal şant takıldı. Hastanın 11. günde ateşi, başağrısı, bulantı-kusması ve somnolansı gelişti. Fizik muayene laterji ve menenjizm ile hastanın ciddi bir şekilde etkilendiğini göstermekteydi. BOS’da pleositoz (250 hücre/µL-1, % 100 polimorfonükleer lökosit), 321 mg/dL-1 protein seviyesi ve 20 mg/dL-1 glukoz seviyesi (eş zamanlı kan glukozu 105 mg/dL-1) saptandı. Meropenem (2g q8h), vankomisin (1 g q12h) ve rifampisin (10 mg/kg-1 q 12h po) başlandı. BOS’da çoklu ilaç dirençli A. baumannii izole edildi. Meropenem kesilerek ve intravenöz (2g q8h) ve intratekal (ilk 3 gün için 50.000 IU ve alternatif günlerde 50 000 IU) kolistine değiştirildi. Tedavinin 2. gününde BOS steril hale geldi. Tedavi 21 güne tamamlandı ve taburcu edildi. Tartışma: Kritik hastalarda geniş spektrumlu antibiyotiklerin yaygın kullanımı Acinetobacter türlerinde rezistans gelişimi ile koreledir. Çoklu ilaç dirençli A. baumannii infeksiyonlarında kolistin gibi alternatif tedavilerin kullanımı artmaktadır. Çoklu ilaç dirençli A. baumannii menenjitlerinde intratekal kolistin kullanımı ile iyi sonuçlar alınmaktadır. Sistemik ve intratekal kombine tedavi alan hastalarda kür daha sık olmaktadır. Sonuç: Karbapenemler ve diğer beta laktam ajanlara dirençli A. baumannii menenjiti vakalarında intravenöz ve intratekal kolistin ile peroral rifampisin kombinasyonu alternatif bir tedavi şeklidir.

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AZAP, A., SERDAROĞLU, H., MEMİKOĞLU, O. K., ALKAYA, A. F., KÖKEN, Z., ÇAKIR, T. (2022). Succesful treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis with colistin and rifampicin. Türk Anestezi ve Reanimasyon Dergisi, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 3, 194–196. https://ajindex.com/articles/619994

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