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Lumbar arthrodesis infection by multi-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, successfully treated with implant retention and ceftazidime/avibactam.

Authors :
Rico-Nieto A
Moreno-Ramos F
Fernández-Baillo N
Source :
Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia (English ed.) [Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol (Engl Ed)] 2018 Nov - Dec; Vol. 62 (6), pp. 471-473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 07.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

There are increasingly more patients with prosthetic implants (orthopaedic prostheses, lumbar instruments, osteosynthesis material). In the last decade, infections caused by carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae have increased (bacteriaemia, abscesses, urinary tract infections...) with great difficulty in treatment and important associated comorbidity. We present the first case of infection of a lumbar instrumentation by Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase D, OXA-48 type, and successfully treated.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 SECOT. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English; Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
2173-576X
Volume :
62
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia (English ed.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29636227
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recot.2018.02.002