Measuring the effect of inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy on outcomes of patients with Gram-negative sepsis: An imprecise science

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 199-200

  Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Miller, Becky A ^a   Anderson, Deverick J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gram negative sepsis; inappropriate antimicrobial therapy; length of stay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651248724     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318202e68f     Document Type: Editorial

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