Antimicrobial therapy duration: A major matter in the management of severe infections

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-288

  Leone, Sebastiano ^a   Rossi, Marianna ^a   Bisi, Luca ^a   Gori, Andrea ^a   Esposito, Silvano ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84883448778     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.06.002     Document Type: Letter

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