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Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Osteomyelitis and Soft Tissue Infections: A Descriptive Case Series

Camila D Odio, David van Duin, Eric Cober, Lucileia Teixeira-Johnson, Steven Schmitt and Jorgelina de Sanctis

Antimicrobial therapies for Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) infections are limited. We examine the presentation of and response to therapy in CR-KP osteomyelitis and soft tissue infections. Tigecycline monotherapy cured mild infections; the addition of amikacin and colistimethate did not increase survival in dire cases. The 45% mortality rate underscores the gravity of these infections.