Maximizing rates of empiric appropriate antibiotic therapy with minimized use of broad-spectrum agents: Are surveillance cultures the key?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2130-2133

  Blot, S ^a   Depuydt, P ^a   Vogelaers, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 62749206779     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1249-7     Document Type: Editorial

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