Antibiotic use for empirical therapy in the critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Summary: Background: The high rate of infections among patients admitted to critical care units (CCUs) is associated with high rate of antibiotic consumption, especially broad-spectrum antibiotics. This study is to describe the antibiotics use in CCUs in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam,...

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Main Authors: Vu Quoc Dat, Tran Tat Dat, Vu Quang Hieu, Kim Bao Giang, Satoko Otsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606521002157