Use of antimicrobial agents in actively dying inpatients after suspension of life-sustaining treatments: Suggestion for antimicrobial stewardship
Background: The role of antimicrobial treatment in end-of-life care has been controversial, whether antibiotics have beneficial effects on comfort and prolonged survival or long-term harmful effects on increasing antimicrobial resistance. We assessed the use of antimicrobial agents and factors assoc...
Main Authors: | Dayeong Kim, Subin Kim, Kyoung Hwa Lee, Sang Hoon Han |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118222000305 |
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