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Thursday, 18 December 2014

The early antibiotic therapy in septic patients

The early antibiotic therapy in septic patients  - milestone or sticking point? Critical Care 2014, 18: 671

Bernhard, M., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/18/6/671

Sepsis is one of the oldest and most elusive syndromes in medicine. Every effort should be made to treat these patients with the best available evidence. As a milestone, empiric antimicrobial therapy is essential in order to reduce morbidity and mortality of septic patients. As a sticking point, the use of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents may be associated with induction of resistance among common pathogens.


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