Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia May Not Reduce In-Hospital Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Appropriate empiric therapy, antibiotic therapy with in vitro activity to the infecting organism given prior to confirmed culture results, may improve Staphylococcus aureus outcomes. We aimed to measure the clinical impact of appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy on mortality, while sta...

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Autores principales: Schweizer, Marin L., Furuno, Jon P., Harris, Anthony D., Johnson, J. Kristie, Shardell, Michelle D., McGregor, Jessina C., Thom, Kerri A., Sakoulas, George, Perencevich, Eli N.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20625395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011432

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20625395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011432

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