Successful Treatment of Postneurosurgical Ventriculitis Caused by Extensively Drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Child: Case Report
JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY(2021)
Abstract
Introduction: The incidence of postneurosurgical Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis/meningitis, primarily due to drugresistant strains, has increased considerably in recent years. However, limited therapeutic options are available because most antibiotics poorly penetrate the blood-brain barrier, especially in pediatric patients. Case Presentation: A five-year-old boy developed ventriculitis due to extensively drug-resistant A. baumannii (XDRAB) after bilateral frontal external ventricular drainage for spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage. Theboywassafelyandsuccessfully treated with intraventricular (IVT)/intrathecal (ITH) polymyxin B together with intravenous tigecycline plus cefoperazone/sulbactam. Conclusions: In the present case, postneurosurgical XDRAB ventriculitis was closely associated with intraventricular hemorrhage and the placement of external ventricular drainage. IVT/ITH polymyxin B combined with intravenous tigecycline and cefoperazone sulbactam could be a therapeutic option against XDRAB ventriculitis in children.
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Acinetobacter baumannii, Ventriculitis, Pediatrics, Tigecycline, Polymyxin B
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