Strategies for appropriate antibiotic use in intensive care unit

Strategies for appropriate antibiotic use in intensive care unit

The comsumption of antibiotics is high, mainly in intensive care units. Unfortunately, most are inappropriately used leading to increased multi-resistant bacteria. It is well known that initial empirical therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics reduce mortality rates. However the prolonged and irrati...

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Main Authors: Camila Delfino Ribeiro da Silva, Moacyr Silva Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Antibacterial agents
Drug utilization
Intensive care units
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000300448&lng=en&tlng=en

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