Empirical antimicrobial therapy based on active surveillance cultures in ICU patients

Objective: To assess the predictive value of prior carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) colonization established in surveillance cultures for subsequent infection by these pathogens in ICU patients. Methods: A cohort study was performed with patients...

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Main Authors: Alice Ramos Silva, Luis Phillipe Nagem Lopes, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Elisangela Costa Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá 2023-06-01
Series:Revista Ciências em Saúde
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Online Access:https://portalrcs.hcitajuba.org.br/index.php/rcsfmit_zero/article/view/1379