2240. Breaking Dogmas: A Single Center Evaluation of Empiric Vancomycin Use Among Intensive Care Unit Patients with Suspected Pneumonia, Bacteremia or Sepsis

BACKGROUND: Augmented concern for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (SA) infections in intensive care units (ICU) has led to increased empiric vancomycin use (EVU) in patients with suspected pneumonia, bacteremia, and/or sepsis. At Tufts Medical Center, vancomycin is prescribed at clinicia...

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Autores principales: Xie, Christina Y, Walsh, Ashton, Campion, Maureen, Foong, Kap Sum, Doron, Shira, Vazquez, Gabriela Andujar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678860/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1862

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678860/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1862

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