Open AccessA study of multidrug-resistant, colistin-only-sensitive infections in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients over 2 years
Author(s) -
Ipe Jacob,
Pradeep Rangappa,
Lakshman C Thimmegowda,
K. L. N. Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_179_18
Subject(s) - colistin , medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , sepsis , bacteremia , acinetobacter , intensive care unit , pneumonia , apache ii , pseudomonas aeruginosa , multiple drug resistance , ventilator associated pneumonia , klebsiella pneumonia , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , bacteria
Multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative infections are increasingly common in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study compares the occurrence and outcome of colistin-only-sensitive (COS) infections among mechanically ventilated patients at a tertiary hospital ICU.