A 62-year-old man on ICU develops ventilator-associated pneumonia on day 8. Tracheal aspirate grows Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to all antibioti...

Question

A 62-year-old man on ICU develops ventilator-associated pneumonia on day 8. Tracheal aspirate grows Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to all antibiotics except colistin and tigecycline. He has bacteraemia. Which antibiotic is preferred for Acinetobacter bacteraemia?

Accepted Answer

IV colistin (colistimethate sodium) - as tigecycline achieves inadequate serum levels for bacteraemia

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IV tigecycline - good tissue penetration

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IV meropenem despite resistance

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Oral ciprofloxacin

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IV ceftriaxone

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): MDR Acinetobacter Bacteraemia

A 62-year-old man on ICU develops ventilator-associated pneumonia on day 8. Tracheal aspirate grows Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to all antibiotics except colistin and tigecycline. He has bacteraemia. Which antibiotic is preferred for Acinetobacter bacteraemia?