Antibiotic Stewardship in the Medical Intensive Care Unit of an Academic Medical Center: Impact of a Pneumonia Diagnostic Bundle with Pharmacist Intervention

BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial pneumonia is a common empiric diagnosis in medical intensive care unit (MICU) patients. Clinically, however, it may be difficult to distinguish from nonbacterial causes of inflammation and infection of the lung(s). Incomplete diagnostic workup at the time of empiric antib...

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Autores principales: Kidd, James, Speredelozzi, Daniel, Spinner, Hannah, Schimmel, Jennifer, Orenstein, Abigail, Housman, Erica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632004/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.611

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632004/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.611

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