failure of antibiotic therapy

Etiology

• antibiotic ineffective against pathogen
• undrained pus, particularly in abdomen or pelvis
• antibiotic therapy too brief
  • endocarditis
  • osteomyelitis
  • lung abscess
  • tuberculous & functional infections
• patient non-compliance
• colonized foreign body
  • intravenous catheter
  • prosthetic joints
  • heart valves
• inappropriate dosage & delivery of antibiotic
• failure to recognize immunodeficiency syndrome
• inducible expression of resistance, especially Gm- aerobes
• incorrect diagnosis

More general terms

• failure

Additional terms

• antibiotic therapy