The Effect of Inadequate Initial Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infections: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study

Hospital mortality rates are elevated in critically ill patients with bloodstream infections. Given that mortality may be even higher if appropriate treatment is delayed, we sought to determine the effect of inadequate initial empiric treatment on mortality in these patients. A retrospective cohort...

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Autores principales: Savage, Rachel D., Fowler, Robert A., Rishu, Asgar H., Bagshaw, Sean M., Cook, Deborah, Dodek, Peter, Hall, Richard, Kumar, Anand, Lamontagne, François, Lauzier, François, Marshall, John, Martin, Claudio M., McIntyre, Lauralyn, Muscedere, John, Reynolds, Steven, Stelfox, Henry T., Daneman, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27152615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154944

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