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Meta-analysis of colistin for the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infection.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Novel Individualised Treatment Strategy for Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Infections (iACT)
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Colistin-based combination therapy versus monotherapy for carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Encapsulation of colistin using hyaluronic acid and PVA-PSS polymeric nanocarriers for enhanced drug delivery: a molecular dynamics simulation study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- "Antimicrobial susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii against tetracycline, doxycycline, tigecycline, minocycline and colistin: experience from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi".BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Monotherapy versus combination therapy for treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex infections: results from an observational study.Critical care science · 2026Observational
- Molecular Characterization and Clonal Analysis of Carbapenem-ResistantBioMed research international · 2026Article
- Anti-Infective-Associated AKI: A Narrative Review of the Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Clinical Course, Monitoring, Prevention, and Therapeutic Strategies.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- NovelMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the efficacy of sulbactam combination therapy for monomicrobial and polymicrobial pulmonary infections caused by multidrug-resistantMicrobiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Combating Multidrug-ResistantInfection and drug resistance · 2025Review
- Gallic Acid: A Potent Metabolite Targeting Shikimate Kinase inMetabolites · 2024Article
- Comparing the Outcomes of Cefoperazone/Sulbactam-Based and Non-Cefoperazone/Sulbactam-Based Therapeutic Regimens in Patients with MultiresistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Clinical effectiveness of cefiderocol for the treatment of bloodstream infections due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii during the COVID-19 era: a single center, observational study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024Observational
- PmrAB, the two-component system ofJournal of bacteriology · 2024Article
- Comparative In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam, Imipenem-Relebactam, and Meropenem-Vaborbactam against Carbapenem-Resistant Clinical Isolates ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Intrapulmonary and Systemic Pharmacokinetics of Colistin Following Nebulization of Low-Dose Colistimethate Sodium in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing susceptibility patterns, management practices, and mortality predictors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Lebanon.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Observational
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and pleural empyema caused by multidrug-resistantInfectious medicine · 2023Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Colistin-Induced Nephrotoxicity Associated with The International Consensus Guidelines for the Optimal Use of the Polymyxins: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Saudi Arabia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Colistin Monotherapy versus Colistin plus Meropenem Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Multidrug-ResistantJournal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Cefiderocol- Compared to Colistin-Based Regimens for the Treatment of Severe Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2022Observational
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Abstract
Multidrug resistant among Acinetobacter baumannii infection is associated with a high mortality rate and limits the therapeutic options. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of colistin monotherapy vs. other single antibiotic therapy AND colistin-based combination therapy (with other antibiotics) vs. colistin alone for the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Online electronic database were searched for studies evaluating colistin with or without other antibiotics in treatment of patients with drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Totally, twelve studies met the inclusion criteria. For colistin-based combination therapy, six articles including 668 patients were included. Our results showed that the overall clinical response did not differ significantly between colistin-based combination therapy and monotherapy (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 0.86-2.19, P = 0.18). This insignificance was also detected in ICU mortality, length of stay and nephrotoxicity (P > 0.05). However, the colistin-based combination therapy was shown increasing the microbiological response (OR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.48-3.07, P < 0.0001). For colistin monotherapy, six studies involving 491 patients were analyzed. The results were in concordance with the findings of the colistin-based combination therapy group. Our results suggest that colistin may be a promising therapy as safe and efficacious as standard antibiotics for the treatment of drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection.
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