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141. Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship of Respiratory Cultures in the Pediatric ICU
BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory cultures (LRC) obtained from respiratory devices in intensive care units (ICUs) have poor specificity and positive predictive value (PPV). False-positive LRC are common and can lead to unnecessary antimicrobial use; therefore, LRC in ICUs are an ideal target for diagnos...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10679373/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.214 |