Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3809352 Medicine - Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Inappropriate empirical antibiotic is associated with worst outcomes. In patients presenting with fever of nosocomial origin and infection suspicion, empirical antibiotic should be prescribed according to patient baseline characteristics, presence of risk factors of infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens and severity of infection.
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