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carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter

Epidemiology: - carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter fastest increasing etiology of nosocomial pneumonia 2019-2020 [1] Pathology: - nosocomial pneumonia Laboratory: - carbapenemase resistance gene - carbapenemase in isolate Management: - Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - durlobactam sulbactam in combination with meropenem or imipenem-cilastatin [2]

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carbapenem (thienamycin)

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Acinetobacter

References

  1. Rapid Review Quiz: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Medscape. Sept 15, 2022 https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/980567
  2. Tamma PD, Heil EL, Justo JA, Mathers AJ, Satlin MJ, Bonomo RA. Infectious Diseases Society of America 2024 Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 7:ciae403. PMID: 39108079 https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciae403/7728556