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ArticleJournal of research in pharmacy practice

Comparison of the Efficacy of Adding Inhaled Levofloxacin and Colistin to a Basic Regimen of Colistin and Meropenem in the Treatment of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria: A Randomized Open-label Clinical Trial.

Masoumeh Sohrabi, Shahram Ala, Afshin Gholipour-Baradari, Fatemeh Heydari, Alireza Nikzad Jamnani, Mahmoud Mousazadeh, Hamidreza Namvar

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Masoumeh SohrabiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Shahram AlaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Afshin Gholipour-BaradariProfessor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Fatemeh HeydariDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Alireza Nikzad JamnaniDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mahmoud MousazadehGastrointestitional Cancer Research Center, Non-Communicable Disease Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Hamidreza NamvarDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

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Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) is a major intensive care unit challenge, particularly in Iran, due to limited antibiotic options. This study compared the efficacy of adding levofloxacin and colistin inhalation form to the baseline regimen of colistin and meropenem in treating VAP caused by MDR-GNB. Methods: Patients with VAP were randomly assigned to the colistin group ( Findings: CPIS scores significantly decreased in both groups: Colistin (-3.67 ± 2.14, Conclusion: Levofloxacin inhalation may be considered an effective alternative to colistin inhalation for treating VAP caused by MDR-GNB. It offers similar efficacy and lower nephrotoxicity.

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ColistinLevofloxacinmultidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteriaventilator-associated pneumonia

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