학술논문
Intrathecal use of amikacin: a case report
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. December 2008 12(6)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1413-8670
Abstract
Meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii is rare and are mostly hospital acquired after neurosurgical procedure. We report a case of a 40-year old man was admitted to the intensive care unit due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. Our patient developed a ventriculitis due to A.baumannii treated successfully with sulbactam IV and intrathecal amikacin.