… factor of mortality due to VAP [8]. Previous use of antibiotic therapy AB) before VAP diagnosis
is a risk factor … when compared to appropriate initial AB in a population of 111 ICU patients. …

… the necessity and appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in our study patients. Further studies
… antimicrobial treatment guidelines for empirical antibiotic selection and rational antibiotic …

… Especially in ICU patients with severe pneumonia (NP or CAP) or septicemia and risk factors
… Conclusion: Appropriate ß -lactam antibiotics recommended in international and German …

… patients at high risk for infection with resistant bacteria can be identified based on risk factors
… to develop recommendations for empirical therapy within their respective ICUs. The use of …

… Timely administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy (ie, … is the cornerstone of the
management of serious ICU infections [1]. … on patient-specific risk factors for resistance, and local …

… in patients with no risk factors for community-onset infection … among patients with appropriate
empirical antibiotic therapy (… onset and 25 (3.4%) required ICU admission. Escherichia coli …

… ICU that were treated with inadequate empirical antibiotics had a higher mortality rate (2).
This study demonstrates that choosing the wrong empirical antibiotic is an important risk factor …

… Moreover, risk factors for inappropriate empiric antimicrobial … adequacy of empiric antimicrobial
therapy in ICU sepsis patients and its … to make appropriate selections of adequate empiric …

… findings and the increased risk of IT with monotherapy … empiric therapy may be an appropriate
consideration when pseudomonal VAP is suspected based on the presence of risk factors […

… % had received empirical treatment appropriate for their final … patients with this diagnosis
were treated in an ICU, whereas … Increasing age did not emerge as an independent risk factor. …