Journal article
Local audit of empiric antibiotic therapy in bacteremia: A retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear if a local audit would be useful in providing guidance on how to improve local practice of empiric antibiotic therapy. We performed an audit of antibiotic therapy in bacteremia to evaluate the proportion and risk factors for inadequate empiric antibiotic coverage.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients with positive blood cultures across 3 hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada during October of …
Authors
Bai AD; Irfan N; Main C; El-Helou P; Mertz D
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 3,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0248817
ISSN
1932-6203