Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 416-420

  Davis, Megan E ^a,b   Anderson, Deverick J ^c   Sharpe, Michelle ^a   Chen, Luke F ^c   Drew, Richard H ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIKEHOOD OF INADEQUATE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84863362198     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664756     Document Type: Article

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