Empiric antimicrobial therapy in the intensive care unit based on the risk of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection: a single-centre case‒control study of blood culture results in Japan

Abstract Background Infections and sepsis are the leading causes of death in intensive care units (ICUs). Antimicrobial agent selection is challenging because the intervention is directly related to the outcome, and the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) must be considered. Therefore, in this...

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Main Authors: Taikan Nanao, Hideo Nishizawa, Junichi Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01303-2