Lung Transplantation in a Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Acinetobacter Baumannii–Colonized Patient: A Case Report

We describe a case of a 50-year-old woman with α-1-antitrypsin deficiency, which was listed for double-lung transplantation, with multidrug-resistant gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii (MRGN4-Ab) skin colonization. Transplantation was successfully performed. Colistin (Polymyxine E) was administered intravenously and through inhalation in the first month. MRGN4-Ab was still detectable in skin swabs without evidence of infection. After good recovery and clinical inapparence, the patient was discharged 2 months after transplantation.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Report: Thoracic Source Type: research