Combination versus monotherapy for septic shock patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1905-1906

  Shaw, Pamela A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic; combination therapy; Cox model; monotherapy; multiple comparisons; propensity scores; septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CARBAPENEM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77956221915     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ee3549     Document Type: Editorial

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