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1360. Variation in Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infections Caused by Gram Negative Bacilli in Hospitalized Children

BACKGROUND: Central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and duration of hospitalization in children. Existing guidelines recommend a broad range (7-14 days) for duration of antibiotic therapy. Unnecessarily prolonged therapy may be ass...

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Autores principales: Whitmer, Grant R, Scardina, Tonya, Sun, Shan, Zheng, Xiaotian, Patel, Sameer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776224/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1542