cilastatin--imipenem-drug-combination and Colorectal-Neoplasms

cilastatin--imipenem-drug-combination has been researched along with Colorectal-Neoplasms* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for cilastatin--imipenem-drug-combination and Colorectal-Neoplasms

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Elevated serum β BMJ case reports, 2020, Jul-22, Volume: 13, Issue:7 An 86-year-old woman with Borrmann type III colorectal cancer (Union for International Cancer Control pT4aN2bM1c, pStage IVc) had received dexamethasone for the last 6 months as palliative care. She presented with a low-grade fever, chest pain and cough. Chest radiography on admission showed cavities and consolidations bilaterally in the upper lobes. A blood examination on admission revealed highly elevated serum β-d-glucan levels. The diagnosis by bronchoscopy was pulmonary nocardiosis. With trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and imipenem/cilastatin, the β-d-glucan levels were decreased, and chest X-ray showed improvement after 1 month. β-d-glucan is known to be a biomarker of fungal infection. It is possible that β-d-glucan levels also indicate a pulmonary infection by Topics: Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; beta-Glucans; Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; Colorectal Neoplasms; Dexamethasone; Female; Humans; Nocardia Infections; Proteoglycans; Treatment Outcome; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination	2020

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BMJ case reports, 2020, Jul-22, Volume: 13, Issue:7

An 86-year-old woman with Borrmann type III colorectal cancer (Union for International Cancer Control pT4aN2bM1c, pStage IVc) had received dexamethasone for the last 6 months as palliative care. She presented with a low-grade fever, chest pain and cough. Chest radiography on admission showed cavities and consolidations bilaterally in the upper lobes. A blood examination on admission revealed highly elevated serum β-d-glucan levels. The diagnosis by bronchoscopy was pulmonary nocardiosis. With trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and imipenem/cilastatin, the β-d-glucan levels were decreased, and chest X-ray showed improvement after 1 month. β-d-glucan is known to be a biomarker of fungal infection. It is possible that β-d-glucan levels also indicate a pulmonary infection by

Topics: Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; beta-Glucans; Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; Colorectal Neoplasms; Dexamethasone; Female; Humans; Nocardia Infections; Proteoglycans; Treatment Outcome; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

2020