Propensity-matched analysis of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment [1]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1251-1252

  Paul, Mical ^a,c   Fraser, Abigail ^b   Leibovici, Leonard ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY MATCHED ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 34247253872     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513585     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Harbarth S, Nobre V, Pittet D. Does antibiotic selection impact patient outcome? Clin Infect Dis 2007; 44:87-93.
2. Fraser A, Paul M, Almanasreh N, et al. Benefit of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment: thirty-day mortality and duration of hospital stay. Am J Med 2006; 119:970-6.
3. Paul M, Andreassen S, Nielsen AD, et al. Prediction of bacteremia using TREAT, a computerized decision-support system. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 42:1274-82.