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1505. Shorter-Course Antibiotic Treatment for Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis Is Safe and Effective

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated tracheitis (VAT) is a common infection in children cared for in pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Short-course antibiotic treatment (5 days) has been shown to be effective. In October 2016, we implemented a PICU VAT guideline for short-course therapy. We assess...

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Autores principales: Grabic, Mirela, Lake, Jason G, Debelnogich, Jelena, Krucylak, Christina, Newland, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808927/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1369