Journal article
Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients*
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The optimum duration of antimicrobial treatment for patients with bacteremia is unknown. Our objectives were to determine duration of antimicrobial treatment provided to patients who have bacteremia in ICUs, to assess pathogen/patient factors related to treatment duration, and to assess the relationship between treatment duration and survival.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
Authors
Daneman N; Rishu AH; Xiong W; Bagshaw SM; Dodek P; Hall R; Kumar A; Lamontagne F; Lauzier F; Marshall J
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 256–264
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
2 2016
DOI
10.1097/ccm.0000000000001393
ISSN
0090-3493