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Compassionate use of cefiderocol as adjunctive treatment of native aortic valve endocarditis due to XDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Jonathan D Edgeworth
  • , Domenico Merante
  • , Sanjay Patel
  • , Christopher Young
  • , Paul Jones
  • , Seema Vithlani
  • , Duncan Wyncoll
  • , Peter Roberts
  • , Andrew Jones
  • , Tsutae Den Nagata
  • , Mari Ariyasu
  • , David M Livermore
  • , Richard Beale

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Abstract

Serious infections such as endocarditis due to extremely drug-resistance gram-negative bacteria are an increasing challenge. Here, we present successful adjunctive use of cefiderocol for a patient with persistently bacteremic healthcare-associated native aortic valve endocarditis due to an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptible in vitro only to colistin, following failure of conventional therapeutic options.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1932–1934
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume68
Issue number11
Early online date12 Nov 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Cefiderocol
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • drug resistance
  • endocarditis
  • microbial

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