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Gram-stain-based antimicrobial selection reduces cost and overuse compared with Japanese guidelines

BACKGROUND: The Gram stain has been used as an essential tool for antimicrobial stewardship in our hospital since the 1970s. The objective of this study was to clarify the difference in the targeted therapies selected based on the Gram stain and simulated empirical therapies based on the antimicrobi...

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Autores principales: Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26503359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1203-6