Empiric antibiotic treatment of acute bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract in children in an era of changing etiology

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (S11) ◽  
pp. 12-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Pichichero
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Acute Bacterial Infections

Rule out Sepsis in Infant

2018 ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Temima Waltuch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Stratification ◽  
Lumbar Puncture ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Immune Systems ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Serious Bacterial Infections

This case reviews the workup and management of febrile infants less than 3 months of age. These infants are a unique population as their immune systems are immature, placing them at increased risk for serious bacterial infections. Most febrile infants have self-limited viral illnesses; however, it is important to identify those that have a coexisting or isolated bacterial illness. Febrile infants <28 days require a full sepsis workup and admission to the hospital for monitoring and parenteral empiric antibiotic treatment. Workup and management of febrile infants between 29 and 90 days present more of a controversy in the literature. At minimum, infants 1 to 2 months of age will have blood and urine cultures performed, while the lumbar puncture is dependent on their individual risk stratification. Workup for infants 2 to 3 months of age will be completely dependent on risk stratification.

Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Reduces Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock From the First Hour

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1749-1755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricard Ferrer ◽  
Ignacio Martin-Loeches ◽  
Gary Phillips ◽  
Tiffany M. Osborn ◽  
Sean Townsend ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Septic Shock ◽  
Severe Sepsis ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Sepsis And Septic Shock

scholarly journals Adherence to International Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Mexico City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Cervera ◽  
Paulo Francisco Castañeda-Mendez ◽  
Luis Soto-Ramírez ◽  
Lorena Cabrera-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Tertiary Teaching ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Tertiary Teaching Hospital ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic Treatment
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