Clinafloxacin for treatment of Burkholderia cenocepacia infection in a cystic fibrosis patient

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Institution/Department

Critical Care Medicine; Pharmacy; Pulmonology

Journal Title

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

MeSH Headings

Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Burkholderia Infections, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Fatal Outcome, Fluoroquinolones, Humans, Lung, Male, Pseudomonas Infections, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Treatment Failure

Abstract

Respiratory infection with Burkholderia cenocepacia is associated with accelerated decline in lung function and increased mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (A. M. Jones, M. E. Dodd, J. R. W. Govan, V. Barcus, C. J. Doherty, J. Morris, and A. K. Webb, Thorax 59:948-951, 2004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2003.017210). B. cenocepacia often possesses innate resistance to multiple antimicrobial classes, making eradication uncommon in established infection (P. B. Davis, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:475-482, 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200505-840OE). We report the use of clinafloxacin in a CF patient with advanced B. cenocepacia infection, present pharmacokinetic (PK) data, and discuss the potential therapeutic role of clinafloxacin in patients with this condition.

ISSN

1098-6596

First Page

1

Last Page

5

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