scholarly journals Impact of Appropriate Empirical Antibiotic Therapy on Clinical Outcome in Patients With Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atakan Nemli ◽  
Tuna Demirdal
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy

Do Results of Surveillance Cultures Impact the Choice of Empirical Antibiotics Among Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections?

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1455-1457
Author(s):  
Rossana Rosa ◽  
Jose Castro ◽  
Rachel Latibeaudiere ◽  
Nicholas Namias ◽  
L. Silvia Munoz-Price
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Surveillance Cultures ◽  
Empirical Antibiotics

We aimed to determine whether the results of surveillance cultures were associated with use of appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy among patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. We found that surveillance status was not associated with appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (P=.36). There were significant delays to concordant therapy among surveillance-positive patients (P=.03).Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(12):1455–1457

scholarly journals Antibiotic sensitivity profile of Klebsiella isolates and it’s impact on clinical outcome

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1819
Author(s):  
Rahul R. Damor ◽  
Amita R. Kubavat
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Empirical Therapy ◽  
Antibiotic Prescribing ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Duration Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Klebsiella Infections

Background: Antimicrobials are the greatest discovery of the twentieth century. To limit the emergence and spread of resistance, antibiotic therapy should be adjusted according to the results of microbiological culture. Klebsiella isolates causes various types of infections and the incidence of antibiotic resistance is also high in Klebsiella infections. So, Authors plan this study to analyze how the results of microbiological cultures influence the antibiotic use in the treatment of Klebsiella infections.Methods: It is a record based observational prospective study which assessed the impact of Klebsiella positive culture results on antibiotic prescribing pattern and its impact on clinical outcome. Patients with empirical antibiotic therapy and Klebsiella positive were included and patients with inadequate data were excluded in this study and the data were recorded. Recorded data were entered and analyzed in Microsoft Office Excel-2013. Unpaired student t-test was used to compare the mean duration of hospital stay using Past software (version 3.20).Results: There were total 400 patients in our study. Amikacin was the most common drug (n=202) used as empirical therapy. Empirical antibiotic therapy was changed in 161(40.25%) patients. Meropenem was the most commonly used definitive drug. Mean duration of hospital stay is less in empirical sensitive antibiotic therapy as compared to empirical resistance antibiotic therapy having p value <0.0001 which shows significant difference between two groups showing better clinical outcome.Conclusion: Initial empirical therapy with broad-spectrum antimicrobials is a treatment strategy for severe Klebsiella infections.

532: Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in the Management of Elevated Serum PSA- A Viable Option?

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 172-172
Author(s):  
Chee Kwan Ng ◽  
Gerald Y. Tan ◽  
Khai Lee Toh ◽  
Sing Joo Chia ◽  
James K. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Viable Option

Timing Affects the Clinical Outcome of Adjunctive Systemic Antibiotic Therapy for Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis

2007 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 1201-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doğan Kaner ◽  
Claudia Christan ◽  
Thomas Dietrich ◽  
Jean-Pierre Bernimoulin ◽  
Bernd-Michael Kleber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Aggressive Periodontitis ◽  
Systemic Antibiotic ◽  
Systemic Antibiotic Therapy

Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Ha-Su Kim ◽  
Chae-Ku Jo ◽  
Myo Jing Kim
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy

Sepsis and septic shock

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Abdullah Jibawi ◽  
Mohamed Baguneid ◽  
Arnab Bhowmick
Keyword(s):  
Septic Shock ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Fluid Resuscitation ◽  
High Flow ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Goal Directed Therapy ◽  
Reduce Mortality Rate ◽  
Sepsis And Septic Shock

Sepsis is very common; however, goal–directed therapy significantly helps to reduce mortality rate following septic shock. Sepsis Six should be delivered within one hour of initial diagnosis of sepsis. The sepsis resuscitation and management bundle includes delivery of high flow O2, blood culture, measurement of lactate, empirical antibiotic therapy, and IV fluid resuscitation and renal support.

Antibiotic therapy decision and clinical outcome comparison based on serum procalcitonin in children with pneumonia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Se Jin An ◽  
Sung Phil Bae ◽  
Joon Soo Park ◽  
Young Jin Choi ◽  
Han Hyuk Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Therapy Decision ◽  
Outcome Comparison
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