Ignorance of pre-ED healthcare setting is a factor leading to inappropriate initial antibiotic treatment of sepsis in ED and poor outcomes in ICU

Objectives: Appropriate initial antibiotic therapy is critical for successfully treating sepsis. In the emergency department (ED), clinicians often rely on septic symptoms to guide empirical therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether history of contacting pre-ED healthcare setting is...

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Main Authors: Wen-Lin Su, Hao-Ai Shui, Ming-Yieh Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301902