Guidance of empirical antimicrobial therapy by surveillance cultures in high-risk neutropenic patients: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background In neutropenic patients, bloodstream infections (BSI) significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality. Appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) of BSI is essential, at the same time overconsumption of very broad-spectrum antibiotics should be avoided. We investigated: (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01198-5 |