Critically Ill Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Respiratory Infection Successfully Treated with Intravenous and Nebulized Bacteriophage Therapy

Sohail Rao*, Monica Betancourt-Garcia, Yetunde O. Kare-Opaneye, Brett E. Swierczewski, Jason W. Bennett, Bri'Anna Horne, Joseph Fackler, Lia Patricia Suazo Hernandez, Michael J. Brownstein*

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere00824-21
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter
  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Bacteriophage
  • Bacteriophage therapy
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Multidrug resistance
  • Multidrug-resistant bacterial infection

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