Treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by MDR Acinetobacter baumannii is:
Correct Answer: Colistin
Description: Only 2 forms of polymyxin are in clinical use today- Polymyxin B :- Parenteral, ophthalmic, topical. - Polymyxin E (Colistin):- * Available as prodrug * IV /inhaled nebulizer* Used as salvage therapy for multidrug resistant infection* S/E: - Nephrotoxicity- Neurotoxicity Dalfopristin/Quinuprostin:- Reserved for treatment of severe vancomycin- resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) in the absence of other therapeutic options.
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