Ceftazidime/Avibactam for Refractory Bacteremia, Vertebral Diskitis/Osteomyelitis with Pre-Vertebral Abscess and Bilateral Psoas Pyomyositis Secondary to Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria (KPC).

We present an instance of clinical success with ceftazidime/avibactam for the treatment of refractory KPC bacteremia, vertebral diskitis and osteomyelitis with pre-vertebral abscess and bilateral psoas pyomyositis. This experience serves as reference to support treatment with ceftazidime/avibactam in similar complicated cases. PMID: 29905925 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: P R Health Sci J Source Type: research