Search Tag: antibiograms

ICU Management

Antibiotic-stewardship-in-critical-and-emergency-care

2022 14 Oct

An overview of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care units and emergency departments, highlighting aspects to reduce multidrug resistance focusing on antibiotic optimisation in respiratory infections and sepsis. Introduction Infections caused by resistant bacteria are associated with higher treatment costs and increased morbidity...Read more

ICU Management

Seven-days-antibiotics-ok-for-hap-vap-new-guidelines

2016 19 Jul

New clinical practice guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS)   advise shorter antibiotics courses for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) - seven or fewer days of antibiotics, in a change from previous recommendations. The guidelines recommend...Read more