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Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy.

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Davis, ME; Anderson, DJ; Sharpe, M; Chen, LF; Drew, RH
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
April 2012

This study aimed to determine the feasibility of using likelihood of inadequate therapy (LIT), a parameter calculated by using pathogen frequency and in vitro susceptibility for determination of appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy for primary bloodstream infections. Our study demonstrates that LIT may reveal differences in traditional antibiograms.

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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

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EISSN

1559-6834

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

416 / 420

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Failure
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
  • Piperacillin
  • Penicillanic Acid
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units
 

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Davis, M. E., Anderson, D. J., Sharpe, M., Chen, L. F., & Drew, R. H. (2012). Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 33(4), 416–420. https://doi.org/10.1086/664756
Davis, Megan E., Deverick J. Anderson, Michelle Sharpe, Luke F. Chen, and Richard H. Drew. “Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33, no. 4 (April 2012): 416–20. https://doi.org/10.1086/664756.
Davis ME, Anderson DJ, Sharpe M, Chen LF, Drew RH. Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Apr;33(4):416–20.
Davis, Megan E., et al. “Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 33, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 416–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/664756.
Davis ME, Anderson DJ, Sharpe M, Chen LF, Drew RH. Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Apr;33(4):416–420.
Journal cover image

Published In

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

DOI

EISSN

1559-6834

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

416 / 420

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Failure
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
  • Piperacillin
  • Penicillanic Acid
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units