Treatment failure due to emergence of resistance to carbapenem during therapy for Shewanella algae bacteremia.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of bacteremia due to imipenem-susceptible Shewanella algae. Despite treatment with imipenem, the patient developed a spinal epidural abscess, from which imipenem-resistant S. algae was isolated. The development of resistance should be monitored when S. algae infection is treated with imipenem, even though the strain is initially susceptible to imipenem.

SUBMITTER: Kim DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1393119 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature