Strategy analysis of a case of failure in the treatment of severe pneumonia with ceftazidime avibactam and aztreonam
To introduce a strategy for a case of severe pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia,which have failed to treat with tigecycline combined with meropenem,ceftazidime avibactam,and ceftazidime avibactam combined with aztreonam.Clinical pharmacist made anti-infective regimen based on colistin sulfate drip(750 000 units,ivd,q12h,first dose of 1.5 million units)and atomization(250 000 units,q12h)combined with tigecycline(100 mg,ivd,q12h,first dose 200 mg)according to patient's clinical manifestations,renal function,the dynamic changes of infection indicators,metagenomics next-generation sequencing results and the PK/PD characteristics of the anti-bacterial drugs.The anti-infection regimens(intravenous plus aerosolized colistin combined with tigecycline)proposed by the clinical pharmacist were adopted by doctors and the pneumonia was effectively controlled.Clinical pharmacists played an effective role in the clinical healthcare team by tracking frontier of antibacterial drugs,which fully embodied the professional value in optimizing treatment regimens of intractable infections.