Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of extended-infusion of
carbapenem plus
sulbactam for
ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by extensive
drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB). Methods: Clinical data of patients with
ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by XDRAB who were treated with extended-infusion
carbapenem plus
sulbactam or
tigecycline-based
therapy in Peking University First Hospital from January 2015 to December 2016 were collected and reviewed in this retrospective study. Twenty-one patients were treated with extended-infusion
carbapenem plus
sulbactam, and 20 other patients received
tigecycline combined with other
antibiotics. The general status of the patient, microbiological eradication rate,
superinfection rate, new microorganism colonization rate, clinical resolution rate on the third day, clinical cure rate and mortality during treatment were compared between the two groups. Results: The two groups shared similar characteristics except that patients in the
carbapenem group were younger. Microbiological eradication was not observed.
Superinfections occurred in 1 patients (4.8%) in the
carbapenem group and 0 patients in the
tigecycline group (P=1.000), the occurrences of new microorganisms colonization were 14.3% and 25.0% respectively (P=0.638). Clinical cure were achieved in 57.1% of the patients in the
carbapenem group and 50.0% of the patients in the
tigecycline group (P=0.647), the clinical resolution rates on the third day were 52.4% and 45.0% respectively (P=0.636). The mortality during treatment was 9.5% in
carbapenem group, and 20.0% in
tigecycline group (P=0.612). No serious
adverse drug reactions occurred. Conclusions:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by XDRAB treated with either extended-infusion
carbapenem plus
sulbactam or
tigecycline-based
therapy has a similar clinical outcome.