Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: The optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for bloodstream infections is unknown and understudied.

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Main Authors: Thomas C Havey, Robert A Fowler, Ruxandra Pinto, Marion Elligsen, Nick Daneman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/141989
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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title_short Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_sort duration of antibiotic therapy for critically ill patients with bloodstream infections a retrospective cohort study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/141989
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