Intravesical colistin irrigation to treat multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii urinary tract infection: a case report

• Published in: Journal of medical case reports 2012-12, Vol.6 (1), p.426-426, Article 426
• Main Authors: Volkow-Fernández, Patricia, Rodríguez, Cecilia Franco, Cornejo-Juárez, Patricia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blood clot; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case studies; Colistin; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Hospitals; Thrombosis; Urinary tract infections
• ISSN: 1752-1947; 1752-1947
• DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-426

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacteria and a significant nosocomial pathogen in hospitals. Multidrug-resistant A. baumannii have emerged as a cause of nosocomial infections in critically ill patients. This microorganism has the ability to produce biofilms on different surfaces, which could explain their ability to persist in clinical environments and their role in device-related infections. We present the case of a 33-year-old Hispanic man with local invasive retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma and right kidney exclusion along with femoral venous thrombosis, who was admitted for tumor resection. He had been receiving multiple nephrotoxic antibiotics for a long time (including tigecycline and colistimethate sodium) and had a persistent urinary infection related to multidrug-resistant A. baumannii (with susceptibility to colistimethate). Colistimethate was administered through a three-lumen urinary device for continuous urinary irrigation over seven days. Our patient did not refer to any adverse effects. A urine culture control taken at the end of the irrigation and another taken 10 days later were negative. Colistimethate sodium and other antimicrobials infused by urinary irrigation can be a good option in patients in whom parenteral administration could be toxic.