Journal article
Antibiotic management of suspected nosocomial ICU-acquired infection: Does prolonged empiric therapy improve outcome?
Abstract
ObjectiveTo characterize empiric antibiotic use in patients with suspected nosocomial ICU-acquired infections (NI), and determine the impact of prolonged therapy in the absence of infection.Design and settingMulticenter prospective cohort, with eight medical-surgical ICUs in North America and Europe.Patients195 patients with suspected NI.MethodsThe diagnosis of NI was adjudicated by a blinded Clinical Evaluation Committee using retrospective …
Authors
Aarts M-AW; Brun-Buisson C; Cook DJ; Kumar A; Opal S; Rocker G; Smith T; Vincent J-L; Marshall JC
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 1369–1378
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
8 2007
DOI
10.1007/s00134-007-0723-y
ISSN
0342-4642