Use of bacteriophages in the treatment of colistin-only-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia in a patient with acute kidney injury-a case report

Crit Care. 2017 Jun 4;21(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1709-y.
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Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Antibiotic resistance; Bacteraemia; Bacteriophage therapy; Colistin; Intravenous; Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteriophages*
  • Colistin / pharmacology*
  • Colistin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudomonas Infections / complications
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / pathogenicity
  • Sepsis / complications
  • Sepsis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Colistin