24 January 2022
: Case report
Prolonged Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease
Unusual clinical course, Adverse events of drug therapy, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Dorothy Dao Nguyen1ADEF*, Samuel Lai1DEDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934083
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934083
Table 1. Susceptibilities from patient’s blood cultures growing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli., with associated MIC.
Antibiotic | VITEK MIC (mcg/mL) | Susceptibility |
---|---|---|
Amikacin | 4 | Susceptible |
Ampicillin | ≥32 | Resistant |
Ampicillin/Sulbactam | ≥32 | Resistant |
Cefazolin | ≥8 | Resistant |
Cefepime | 2 | Susceptible |
Ceftriaxone | ≥64 | Resistant |
Cefuroxime | ≥64 | Resistant |
Ciprofloxacin | ≥4 | Resistant |
Gentamicin | ≥16 | Resistant |
Levofloxacin | ≥8 | Resistant |
Piperacillin/Tazobactam | 16 | Susceptible |
Tobramycin | ≥16 | Resistant |
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole | ≤20 | Susceptible |
MIC – minimum inhibitory concentration. |