2017
DOI: 10.23938/assn.0011
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Factors predicting failure in empirical antibiotic treatment

Abstract: resuMenLas infecciones constituyen uno de las principales causas de morbimortalidad en la población. La elección del tratamiento empírico es una de las decisiones más habituales para cualquier médico responsable de su atención. Además, esta primera decisión puede tener consecuencias en cuanto al pronóstico del paciente o provocar un incremento de los costes asociados al proceso. Esta revisión intenta resumir cuáles son los aspectos que pueden provocar el fracaso al tratamiento antibiótico considerando aspectos… Show more

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“…As occurs with in-hospital patients, the inappropriately prolonged use of antimicrobials in an OPAT setting can induce the appearance of bacterial resistance. In both cases, this results in increased morbidity, hospitalization rates, economic costs, and mortality [ 11 ]. However, it must be taken into account that the OPAT scenario presents some particular issues compared to in-hospital therapy (e.g., pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics (pK/pD) requirements to determine the infusion method or the selection of appropriate venous catheters) [ 12 , 13 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As occurs with in-hospital patients, the inappropriately prolonged use of antimicrobials in an OPAT setting can induce the appearance of bacterial resistance. In both cases, this results in increased morbidity, hospitalization rates, economic costs, and mortality [ 11 ]. However, it must be taken into account that the OPAT scenario presents some particular issues compared to in-hospital therapy (e.g., pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics (pK/pD) requirements to determine the infusion method or the selection of appropriate venous catheters) [ 12 , 13 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%