Publications by authors named "Gustavo Augusto Ribeiro Barbosa"
Post-neurosurgical meningitis caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: report of two cases.
Yasmin Coelho Patrial Luma Petri Tortorelli Ana Claudia Souza Rodrigues Ivson Cassiano de Oliveira Santos Cláudia Elizabeth Volpe-Chaves Gustavo Augusto Ribeiro Barbosa
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- Nosocomial infections from carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) lead to high mortality rates, particularly in neurosurgery patients, with limited literature on CRKP-related meningitis.
- This study reports two cases of CRKP meningitis following neurosurgery, highlighting multidrug-resistant strains identified using the Vitek Compact System and genetic typing revealing two novel clones (ST1298 and ST2687).
- Treatment involved intrathecal polymyxin, and the authors recommend this approach for managing meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae.