Empirical treatment
Empirical treatment of bacterial keratitis: an international survey of corneal specialists
... The strengths of this study include the geographic diversity of respondents, providing both US and inter- national perspectives and representing a broad range of experience. In addition, a large number of our respondents ...
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<p>Cefuroxime compared to piperacillin/tazobactam as empirical treatment of <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteremia in a low Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) prevalence cohort</p>
... antibiotic treatment showed sig- ni fi cant differences between the two ...the empirical treatment is evaluated to be adequate and in line with local guidelines, it is likely to be continued and ...
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Empirical treatment of community acquired urinary tract infections: is there a need to update the current policies?
... also a common cause of bacteraemia and may lead to hospitalization. However, despite the huge impact of UTIs on the social and health status of an individual, there are very few studies focused on the etiology and the ...
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... appropriate treatment. The BSI cases due to S.aureus were subjected to empirical treatment more frequently while cases with Candida were subjected more frequently to the treatment targeting ...
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Antibiotic Stewardship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Lessons From Oxygen
... of empirical antibiotic therapy for ...received empirical treatment based on perinatal risk factors, such as prolonged rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis, or group B streptococcal ...
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Evidence Based Use of Antibiotics in Veal Calves with Diarrhea
... that empirical treatment of diarrheic calves infected with Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus or coronavirus in the absence of a diagnostic workup is significantly cheaper than specific treatment ...
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Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation
... antibiotic treatment and vacci- nation strategies for these ...of empirical treatment guidelines for invasive pneumococcal disease, data on the serotypes of carriage strains have limited value in ...
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Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Infants Undergoing Meningitis Evaluation
... and empirical treatment of HSV varied widely across sites and neither was related to the frequency of HSV ...of empirical HSV testing and treatment while minimizing the testing and ...
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Antibiotic rotation strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Gram negative bacteria in European intensive care units: study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover controlled trial
... For the secondary outcomes, analyses are stated in Table 2. For acquisition rates of ARGNB, bacteremia with resistant Gram-negative bacteria, and mortality, the McNemar’s test for dependent pairs will be performed first, ...
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Management and outcome of bloodstream infections: a prospective survey in 121 French hospitals (SPA-BACT survey)
... as empirical therapy or with a rapid adjustment following the first report of a positive blood culture and gram stain by the microbiology ...appropriate empirical treatment and for rapid diagnostic ...
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Factors predicting prolonged empirical antifungal treatment in critically ill patients
... corticosteroid treatment dur- ing ICU stay. In fact, corticosteroids treatment in the ICU might reflect refractory septic ...longed empirical antifungal use and those with no prolonged ...
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Good Outcome With Early Empiric Treatment of Neural Larva Migrans Due to Baylisascaris procyonis
... aggressive empirical treatment of neural larva migrans caused by the raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris pro- ...presumptive treatment with albendazole and high-dose steroids halted progression of ...
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Estimation of standard errors and treatment effects in empirical economics—methods and applications
... of treatment condi- tions, when in the basic equation y = Xβ + αD + u the di- chotomous treatment variable D and the disturbance term u correlate, when the ignorable treatment assignment assump- tion ...
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Critical reflections on evidence, ethics and effectiveness in the management of tuberculosis: public health and global perspectives
... most limited access to necessary resources. Since TB regained its alarming profile and was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, there have been renewed and concentrated efforts for its control. ...
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Impact of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment on recurrence and mortality in patients with bacteraemia: a population based cohort study
... antibiotic treatment (at the time of the first notification (=EAT) and the second notification, only for 2007–2008), besides the patients’ age, gender, and day of ...
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Streptococcus pneumoniae in patients with community- acquired pneumonia in Khartoum State: A cross-sectional Study
... `Knowledge of pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) constitutes the basis for selection of empirical antimicrobial treatment, which has a substantial impact on the prognosis of the patient. ...
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CBT for the Treatment of Depression in Young Adults: A Review and Analysis of the Empirical Literature
... (2008) "CBT for the Treatment of Depression in Young Adults: A Review and Analysis of the Empirical Literature," Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology: Vol. 1, Article 14[r] ...
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A literature review to explore the link between treatment satisfaction and adherence, compliance, and persistence
... with treatment and/or adher- ence using validated patient questionnaires could help physicians to identify patients facing adherence or satisfaction issues and needing specific ...
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Unequal treatment in policing an empirical analysis of the treatment of juveniles with ethnic minority background by the police in Cologne, Germany
... Unequal treatment of ethnic minorities by the police is a current topic within the media and research. In this thesis the interaction of the police in Germany with juveniles with ethnic minority background is ...
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Cost-effectiveness of enhancing adherence with oral bisphosphonates treatment in osteoporotic women: an empirical approach based on healthcare utilisation databases
... alternative treatment strategies in osteopor- osis, to support decision makers and to inform treatment ...on treatment-ef fi cacy obtained from ...for treatment fre- quently exhibit features ...
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