BACKGROUND. The emergence of multidrug-resistant, extensively resistant and pan-
resistant pathogens and the widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics is a global …

Sepsis is a systemic infection with a high mortality rate. The common pathogen that is found
in sepsis is a bacterial pathogen, therefore, appropriateness in antibiotic use is very …

The 2017 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines endorse a focus on the rapidity of
treatment once sepsis has been identified, with a strong recommendation for the …

Objectives To explore whether a strategy of more intensive antibiotic therapy leads to
emergence or prolongation of renal failure in intensive care patients. Design Secondary …

Objective The incidence of inappropriate and excessive empirical antibiotic therapy is
unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different empirical …

Objective: The present study was to monitor the use of antibiotics with restricted antibiotics in
intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to observe number of patients …

Sepsis still becomes a major health problem worldwide, with a fairly high mortality rate
ranging from 20 to 50%. Antibiotic therapy with rational use can reduce the mortality rate. In …

Sepsis is the most common cause of death in critically ill patients and it may be associated
with multiorgan failure, including acute kidney injury (AKI). This situation can require acute …

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Aim: We critically evaluated empiric antibiotic practice in the surgical and trauma intensive
care unit (STICU) with three specific objectives:(1) To characterize empiric antibiotics …