Pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles in critically ill patients with bloodstream infections: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is vital to guiding empirical treatment of infections. Collating and reporting routine data on clinical isolate testing may offer more timely information about resistance patterns than traditional surveillance network methods.

Methods

Using routine microbiology testing data collected from the Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness retrospective cohort study, we conducted a descriptive secondary analysis among critically ill patients in whom bloodstream infections had been diagnosed in 14 intensive care units (ICUs) in Canada. The participating sites were located within tertiary care teaching hospitals and represented 6 provinces and 10 cities. More than 80% of the study population was accrue

SUBMITTER: Savage RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173462 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature