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Clinical impact of broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia: a multicenter interventional study

2012

Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) has been proposed as a new category of pneumonia distinct from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). A multicenter observational study in 2008 finds that patients with HCAP have a mortality rate significantly higher than patients with CAP, and a worse outcome is associated at logistic regression analysis with a low adherence to empirical antibiotic therapy recommended by ATS/IDSA guidelines. We designed a prospective interventional study to establish whether administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy consistent with the 2005 ATS/IDSA guidelines has an effect on the clinical outcome of hospitalized patients with HCAP. All patients with HCAP pro…

AdultMalecommunity-acquired pneumonia; broad-spectrum empirical therapy; healthcare-associated pneumonia; multidrug-resistant pathogens; antibiotic therapymedicine.medical_specialtyCarbapenemcommunity-acquired pneumoniaSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaAdolescentLogistic regressionNOYoung AdultCommunity-acquired pneumoniaDrug Resistance Multiple BacterialInternal medicinePneumonia BacterialInternal Medicinemedicineantibiotic therapyHumanspneumoniaProspective StudiesYoung adultIntensive care medicineProspective cohort studyAgedAged 80 and overCross Infectionbusiness.industryMortality ratehealthcare-associated pneumoniaHealthcare-associated pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia Antibiotic therapy Multidrug-resistant pathogens Broad-spectrum empirical therapybroad-spectrum empirical therapyLength of StayMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheAnti-Bacterial AgentsPneumoniamultidrug-resistant pathogensItalyPractice Guidelines as TopicEmergency MedicineDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleObservational studybusinessantibiotic therapy; pneumoniamedicine.drug
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Antimicrobial de-escalation in the critically ill patient and assessment of clinical cure : the DIANA study

2020

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OriginalDELPHI METHODCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineGUIDELINESlaw.invention0302 clinical medicineAnti-Infective Agents[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseaseslawEpidemiologyMedicine and Health SciencesAntimicrobial de-escalationEPIDEMIOLOGYComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS[SDV.MHEP.ME]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Emerging diseasesVentilator-associated pneumoniaIntensive care unitAnti-Bacterial Agents3. Good healthIntensive Care UnitsSTEWARDSHIP PROGRAM[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyCohortAntimicrobial de-escalation; Bacterial infection; Clinical cure; Empirical therapy; Intensive care unit;Clinical cureAntimicrobial de-escalation; Bacterial infection; Clinical cure; Empirical therapy; Intensive care unitAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyCombination therapyCritical IllnessANTIBIOTIC-THERAPYNO03 medical and health sciences[SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular systemBETA-LACTAMInternal medicineSettore MED/41 - ANESTESIOLOGIAmedicineHumans[SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/ParasitologyIntensive care unitVENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIAbusiness.industrySEPTIC SHOCKR-PACKAGEbacterial infectionIntensive care unit.030208 emergency & critical care medicinemedicine.disease[SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/BacteriologyEmpirical therapyDiscontinuationSEVERE SEPSISlnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 4]Carbapenems030228 respiratory systemRelative riskBacterial infectionbusinessDe-escalation
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