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- Title
Inadequate treatment of ventilator-associated and hospital-acquired pneumonia: risk factors and impact on outcomes.
- Authors
Piskin, Nihal; Aydemir, Hande; Oztoprak, Nefise; Akduman, Deniz; Comert, Fusun; Kokturk, Furuzan; Celebi, Guven
- Abstract
Initial antimicrobial therapy (AB) is an important determinant of clinical outcome in patients with severe infections as pneumonia, however well-conducted studies regarding prognostic impact of inadequate initial AB in patients who are not undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) are lacking. In this study we aimed to identify the risk factors for inadequate initial AB and to determine its subsequent impact on outcomes in both ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP).
- Publication
BMC infectious diseases, 2012, Vol 12, p268
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2334-12-268