Successful Doxycycline Therapy in a Patient With Escherichia coli and Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infection

OBJECTIVE: To report on a patient with a symptomatic, polymicrobial Escherichia coli and multidrug-resistant (MDR), extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract infection (UTI) who was successfully treated with oral doxycycline hyclate.

CASE SUMMARY: A 70-year-old white male inpatient with a history of recurrent UTI, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and diverticular disease was diagnosed with UTI and empirically treated with oral ciprofloxacin. Symptoms persisted 2 days later, and the patient was transitioned to amoxicillin/clavulanate by a different provider. The next day, upon receipt of the urine culture and susceptibility panel revealing E coli and MDR, ESBL-positive K pneumoniae infection, treatment was switched to doxycycline hyclate, which resulted in clinical improvement.

DISCUSSION: Complicated UTI involving multiple pathogens requires careful clinical judgment to select the appropriate antimicrobial agent, improve clinical outcomes, and prevent resistance. Treatment with doxycycline was based on the susceptibility panel and local resistance patterns. Advantages of doxycycline for UTI include its oral formulation, wide spectrum of activity, ability to achieve high concentration in the urine, and low toxicity.

CONCLUSION: Doxycycline hyclate may be an effective treatment option for patients with susceptible MDR UTI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Journal of pharmacy practice - 30(2017), 4 vom: 12. Aug., Seite 464-467

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

White, Cassandra R [VerfasserIn]
Jodlowski, Tomasz Z [VerfasserIn]
Atkins, Dylan T [VerfasserIn]
Holland, Nicole G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial resistance
Case Reports
Doxycycline
Infectious disease
Journal Article
N12000U13O
Urology

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Date Completed 19.04.2018

Date Revised 19.04.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0897190016642362

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM259342173