The treatment of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with polymyxin B or E in a patient with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H_5N_1) infection:a case report and review of the literature

Objective To study the treatment of the multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa(MDRP) pulmonary infection in patient with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1)infection.Methods In June 2006,a 31-year old male with avian influenza A(H5N1) infection complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) was mechanically ventilated,and then MDRP pulmonary infection was con-firmed.The antimicrobial susceptibility tests indicated that the infected MDRP strain in the case was sensitiveonly to polym...

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