Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned
Abstract A lack of clinical response to empiric antimicrobials behooves the clinician to reflect further on diagnostic considerations. When prescribing antibiotics, determining the correct dose, most optimal route of administration, and considering the pharmacokinetic properties of the drug with res...
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| author | Kathryn M. Lalonde Cameron Black John C. Lam |
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| description | Abstract A lack of clinical response to empiric antimicrobials behooves the clinician to reflect further on diagnostic considerations. When prescribing antibiotics, determining the correct dose, most optimal route of administration, and considering the pharmacokinetic properties of the drug with respect to clinical and patient factors are crucial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ceb162e14474dcc8fca7bbcc979bec72022-12-22T02:38:44ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-03-01103n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.5594Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learnedKathryn M. Lalonde0Cameron Black1John C. Lam2Department of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaFaculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaDepartment of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaAbstract A lack of clinical response to empiric antimicrobials behooves the clinician to reflect further on diagnostic considerations. When prescribing antibiotics, determining the correct dose, most optimal route of administration, and considering the pharmacokinetic properties of the drug with respect to clinical and patient factors are crucial.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5594antibioticsclinical reasoninginfectious diseases |
| spellingShingle | Kathryn M. Lalonde Cameron Black John C. Lam Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned Clinical Case Reports antibiotics clinical reasoning infectious diseases |
| title | Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned |
| title_full | Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned |
| title_fullStr | Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned |
| title_short | Principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing: Lessons learned |
| title_sort | principles of empiric antimicrobial usage and dosing lessons learned |
| topic | antibiotics clinical reasoning infectious diseases |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5594 |
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