Antibiotic-Resistant Infections and Treatment Challenges in the Immunocompromised Host

• Autores: Donald M. Dumford III, Marion Skalweit
• Localización: Infectious disease clinics of North America, ISSN 0891-5520, Vol. 30, Nº. 2, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Antibiotic Resistance: Challenges and Opportunities), págs. 465-489
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article reviews antibiotic resistance and treatment of bacterial infections in the growing number of patients who are immunocompromised: solid organ transplant recipients, the neutropenic host, and persons with human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS. Specific mechanisms of resistance in both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, as well as newer treatment options are addressed elsewhere, and are only briefly discussed in the context of the immunocompromised host.