Impact of appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock--a quality improvement study.

Impact of appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock--a quality improvement study.

BACKGROUND: There is ample literature available on the association between both time to antibiotics and appropriateness of antibiotics and clinical outcomes from sepsis. In fact, the current state of debate surrounds the balance to be struck between prompt empirical therapy and care in the choice of...

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Main Authors: Paula K O Yokota, Alexandre R Marra, Marines D V Martino, Elivane S Victor, Marcelino S Durão, Michael B Edmond, Oscar F P dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4222820?pdf=render

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