Advantages and drawbacks of antibiotic cycling in the critical care setting

Antibiotiques

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-33

  Martinez J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic cycling; Antibiotic mixing; Antimicrobial resistance; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

EID: 33847122873     PISSN: 12945501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1294-5501(07)88764-4     Document Type: Article

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