A male presenting with respiratory distress is put on a ventilator. Tracheal culture was obtained and sent for diagnosis. In the meanwhile, he was empirically staed on amikacin and ceftriaxone. Culture repo after 48 hrs shows growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae which is ESBL +ve on antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The modification needed in his antibiotic treatment is:
A male presenting with respiratory distress is put on a ventilator. Tracheal culture was obtained and sent for diagnosis. In the meanwhile, he was empirically staed on amikacin and ceftriaxone. Culture repo after 48 hrs shows growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae which is ESBL +ve on antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The modification needed in his antibiotic treatment is:
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A male presenting with respiratory distress is put on a ventilator. Tracheal culture was obtained and sent for diagnosis. In the meanwhile, he was empirically staed on amikacin and ceftriaxone. Culture repo after 48 hrs shows growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae which is ESBL +ve on antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The modification needed in his antibiotic treatment is:
✓ Correct Answer: C. Replace ceftriaxone with imipenem
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