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177. Follow-up Respiratory Cultures in Suspected Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: An Opportunity for Diagnostic Stewardship
BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is overdiagnosed in intensive care units (ICUs) and contributes to antibiotic overuse. Follow-up/test-of-cure culturing practices have garnered stewardship attention in urinary tract infections and gram-negative bacteremia but remain unexplored in su...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752838/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.255 |