DOI: 10.12890/2019_000996

Intra-Vesical Colistin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Urinary Tract Infections

Authors

  • Rui Encarnado Assis Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • Inês Coelho Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • André Real Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • Luís França Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • Ana Araújo Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • Tiago Pereira Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal
  • Nuno Catorze Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Abrantes, Portugal

ruiandre.assis@gmail.com

Keywords

Colistin, Pseudomonas, multiple drug resistance

Abstract

The numbers of multiple drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections are rising worldwide. The threat is increased by the lack of new antibiotics, so clinicians are turning to older drugs previously abandoned due to their recognized toxicity, such as colistin. However, the need to avoid kidney toxicity from colistin has led to its topical use. We present the case of a patient with type I cardiorenal syndrome with cystitis due to multiple drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa who was successfully treated with intravesical instillation of colistin.

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Published

2019-01-21

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019)

How to Cite

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Assis RE, Coelho I, Real A, França L, Araújo A, Pereira T, et al. Intra-Vesical Colistin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Urinary Tract Infections. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 21 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(1). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/996

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