Unorthodox long-term aerosolized ampicillin use for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus lung infection in a cystic fibrosis patient

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 May;44(5):512-5. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20983.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of pulmonary colonization in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The optimal strategy of therapy in chronically infected patients with this pathogen is not yet established. We report a successful long-term aerosolized ampicillin treatment of a 14-year-old girl with chronic symptomatic S. aureus lung infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Adolescent
  • Ampicillin / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Time

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ampicillin