Appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/colistin in severe septic patients: observational cohort study

Abstract Background Empiric antimicrobial therapy (EAMT) using imipenem/colistin is commonly prescribed as a first line therapy in critically ill patients with severe sepsis. We aimed to assess the appropriateness of prescribing imipenem/colistin as EAMT in ICU patients. Methods A 3-year observation...

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Main Authors: Ahlem Trifi, Sami Abdellatif, Cyrine Abdennebi, Foued Daly, Rochdi Nasri, Yosr Touil, Salah Ben Lakhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-018-0292-7