%0 Journal Article
%T Efficacy of nebulized colistin-based therapy without concurrent intravenous colistin for ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant  Acinetobacter baumannii
%A Byung Cheol Chung
%A Hang-Jea Jang
%A Ho-Young Lee
%A Hyeon-Kuk Kim
%A Hyun-Kyung Lee
%A Jae Ha Lee
%A Jin-Han Park
%A Seung Jung Yu
%A Sungmin Kiem
%A Sunyoung Kim
%A Yong Kyun Kim
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2017
%R 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.61
%X Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii(CRAB) infection has become increasingly prevalent worldwide and has been associated with high mortality rate (1-3). Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by carbapenem-resistant CRAB, the incidence of which has been rising substantially, may be predisposed to poor outcome because of limited therapeutic options and the likelihood of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (4,5)
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