A systematic review on the impact of appropriate versus inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy on the outcomes of patients with severe bacterial infections
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2020
Short description:
A systematic review on the impact of appropriate versus inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy on the outcomes of patients with severe bacterial infections / Bassetti, M., Rello, J., Blasi, F., Goossens, H., Sotgiu, G., Tavoschi, L., Zasowski, E.J., Arber, M.R., Mccool, R., Patterson, J.V., Longshaw, C.M., Lopes, S., Manissero, D., Nguyen, S.T., Tone, K., Aliberti, S.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. - ISSN 0924-8579. - (2020), p. 106184. [10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106184]
abstract:
We investigated the impact of appropriate versus inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy on the clinical outcomes of patients with severe bacterial infections as part of a systematic review with meta-analyses assessing the impact of delay in appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Appropriate antibiotic therapy; Empiric therapy; Length of hospital stay; Mortality rate; Treatment failure
List of contributors:
Bassetti, Matteo; Rello, Jordi; Blasi, Francesco; Goossens, Herman; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Tavoschi, Lara; Zasowski, Evan J; Arber, Mick R; Mccool, Rachael; Patterson, Jacoby V; Longshaw, Christopher M; Lopes, Sara; Manissero, Davide; Nguyen, Sean T; Tone, Keiko; Aliberti, Stefano
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