Cerebrospinal Fluid Penetration and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Parameters of Intravenously Administered Colistin in a Case of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Meningitis
- 19 March 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 21 (3) , 212-214
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-001-0680-2
Abstract
Described here is a case of meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii susceptible only to colistin, which was treated successfully with intravenous colistin sulfomethate sodium (5 mg/kg/day). The levels of colistin in serum and cerebrospinal fluid and the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters of colistin were determined. In this case, intravenously administered colistin penetrated cerebrospinal fluid (25% of serum levels) at levels sustaining bactericidal concentrations.Keywords
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