Timing of appropriate empirical antimicrobial administration and outcome of adults with community-onset bacteremia

Abstract Background Early administration of appropriate antimicrobials has been correlated with a better prognosis in patients with bacteremia, but the optimum timing of early antibiotic administration as one of the resuscitation strategies for severe bacterial infections remains unclear. Methods In...

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Main Authors: Ching-Chi Lee, Chung-Hsun Lee, Ming-Yuan Hong, Hung-Jen Tang, Wen-Chien Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1696-z