Critically Ill Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Respiratory Infection Successfully Treated with Intravenous and Nebulized Bacteriophage Therapy
Sohail Rao, Monica M. Betancourt-Garcia, Yetunde O. Kare-Opaneye, Brett E. Swierczewski, Jason W. Bennett, Bri’Anna Horne, Joseph Fackler, Lia Patricia Suazo Hernandez, Michael Brownstein
Abstract
Hospitalized patients are at risk of developing serious multidrug resistant bacterial infections. This risk is heightened in patients who are on mechanical ventilation, are immunocompromised, and/or have chronic comorbidities. We report the case of a 52-year-old critically ill patient with a multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-A) respiratory infection who was successfully treated with antibiotics and intravenous and nebulized bacteriophage therapy.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiMedicineMultiple drug resistanceAntibioticsAcinetobacterMechanical ventilationIntensive care medicineCritically illRespiratory systemMicrobiologyInternal medicinePseudomonas aeruginosaBiologyBacteriaGeneticsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studies