International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages e572-e579 , July 2010

Post-neurosurgical multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis successfully treated with intrathecal colistin. A new case and a systematic review of the literature

  • Antonio Cascio

      Affiliations

    • Tropical and Parasitological Diseases Unit, Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria n. 1, 98125 Messina, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 090 2213680; fax: +39 090 692685.
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  • Alfredo Conti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Luca Sinardi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Chiara Iaria

      Affiliations

    • AILMI (Associazione Italiana per la Lotta contro le Malattie Infettive; Italian Association for the Control of Infectious Diseases), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Filippo Flavio Angileri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Giovanna Stassi

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Teresa David

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Antonio Versaci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Maurizio Iaria

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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  • Antonio David

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Received 23 February 2009 ,Revised 25 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.032

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages e572-e579 , July 2010

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