Empiric therapy
Multidrug resistance, inappropriate empiric therapy, and hospital mortality in Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia and sepsis
... initial therapy deter- mines clinical ...inappropriate empiric therapy (IET) nearly threefold, raising the risk of death ...as empiric therapy in hopes of minimizing IET drives ...
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Vancomycin in the treatment of adult intra-abdominal infections: do we have strong evidences?
... for empiric therapy for higher-risk IAIs patients, especially for those with seri- ous β -lactam allergies”, “consider use of added ampicillin or vancomycin for empiric anti-enterococcal treatment in ...
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Effectiveness of empiric aztreonam compared to other beta-lactams for treatment of <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> infections
... of empiric therapy failure was signifi- cantly higher in the aztreonam group than in the BL group ...appropriate empiric therapy ...of empiric therapy ...of empiric ...
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Fluconazole for empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia
... immunosuppressive therapy before initiation of fluconazole were not correlated with treatment ...on empiric therapy with liposomal and con- ventional amphotericin B, and found the mean total hospital ...
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Clinical outcome of empiric antimicrobial therapy of bacteremia due to extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
... Findings: A retrospective surveillance study of all patients with bacteremias caused by ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae (EK-ESBL) from 2000-2007 in the Calgary Health Region was conducted. Data were available ...
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Appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/colistin in severe septic patients: observational cohort study
... In our series, despite the inclusion of a de-escalation subgroup (with the lowest mortality) in the inappropri- ate EAMT arm, inadequate empiric therapy was signifi- cantly related to mortality (OR = 6.27, ...
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Carbapenem resistance, inappropriate empiric treatment and outcomes among patients hospitalized with Enterobacteriaceae urinary tract infection, pneumonia and sepsis
... ate therapy and outcomes seen with other pathogens exists in the case of infections due to ...inappropriate empiric therapy of CREs on attributable morbidity or on resources such as length of stay ...
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Impact of a high loading dose of amikacin in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
... in empiric antimicrobial treatment with- out the causal micro-organisms and their MICs being ...combination therapy is to broaden antibiotic treatment in cases of resistant bacteria, which may be found in ...
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Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women. Current practice and the effect of antibiotic resistance on empiric treatment.
... likely the most relevant for family physicians. These guidelines were developed by an independent panel of physicians led by a family physician and including ade- quate family physician representation and were specifi - ...
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Early Vancomycin Therapy and Adverse Outcomes in Children With Pneumococcal Meningitis
... early empiric vancomycin therapy in children with pneumococcal ...to empiric therapy of pneumococcal meningitis in children should be ...present, empiric vancomycin use remains ...
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A clinical and microbiological profile of urinary tract infection in patients with chronic kidney diseases
... Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a major public health problem in terms of morbidity and financial cost in CKD patients in India. The resistance pattern of community acquired uropathogens in CKD patients ...
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Beta-lactam vs Non-Beta-Lactam for the Empiric Treatment of Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections
... of empiric antibiotic choice. Patients receiving a NBL as their empiric antibiotic experienced a higher rate of both clinical failure and ...appropriate empiric therapy and length of stay also ...
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An economic model to compare linezolid and vancomycin for the treatment of confirmed methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> nosocomial pneumonia in Germany
... optional empiric therapy (2 days) followed by first-line and second-line (if needed) treatment once MRSA was con- firmed, with the empiric treatment costs not included in the presented ...practice, ...
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Original Article The value of empiric anti-tuberculosis therapy in the differential diagnosis between intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease in China
... the empiric thera- py, we should combine colonoscopy with symp- toms evaluation instead of evaluating symp- toms ...whether empiric ther- apy should be chosen or ...
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Comparing the Efficacy of Ceftazidime and Meropenem in Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients with Cancer
... combination therapy with ceftazidime plus amikacin as empiric therapy for fever in granulocytopenic patients with ...Antimicrobial Therapy Cooperative Group of the European Organization for ...
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Intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany: patient characteristics and outcomes of a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study
... With empiric therapy being the most prevalent therapeutic strategy, more consideration needs to be given to selecting the appropriate agent for ICU ...appropriate therapy is highlighted due to the ...
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PubMedCentral-PMC4931281.pdf
... that empiric TB therapy would more effectively treat those with subclinical active TB and thereby reduce early ...of empiric TB therapy relates to a potentially more durable TB preventive ...
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Antimicrobial resistance of bacteraemia in the emergency department of a German university hospital (2013–2018): potential carbapenem sparing empiric treatment options in light of the new EUCAST recommendations
... for empiric therapy to local microbiological data and resist- ance rates to reduce the use of reserve ...piric therapy must be effective, cover the most common pathogens and its prompt initiation is ...
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When should a diagnosis of influenza be considered in adults requiring intensive care unit admission? Results of population based active surveillance in Toronto
... antiviral therapy is effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with influenza [18-21], and cur- rent guidelines for both seasonal and pandemic influ- enza recommend the treatment of patients ...
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PubMedCentral-PMC4914880.pdf
... on empiric therapy based on factors such as failure of antibiotic treatment, clinical danger signs, low healthcare access environ- ment, delay in GeneXpert results, positive results using other radiologic ...
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