Diagnosis and therapy of Acinetobacter baumanii infection
NING Yong-zhong
YANG Lin
LI Xiang
FU Qi-yao
WANG Jun-wen
Abstract:Acinetobacter baumanii is the member of human normal flora. It can cause the infection of special patient population. Acinetobacter baumanii infection's diagnosis should be consistent with general principle of infection diseases and has special characteristics in different situations such as bloodstream infection and meningitis. Drug resistance may consider the heteroresistance. Its extensively drug resistant isolate has been the challenge of clinical therapy. There are series of development and consensus in the field of preventive medication, empric therapy, preemptive therapy and target therapy. We also review the development of the drugs including sulbactam and tigecycline, which are the first line drugs in China.
Keywords:Acinetobacter baumaniiinfectiondrug resistanceantibacterial drug
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:5( 277-281 )
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ISSN:1007-8134
Year, Vol.(Issue):2017,30(5)