| Title |
De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007934.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Abstract |
Mortality rates among patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock ranges from 27% to 54%. Empirical broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment is aimed at achieving adequate antimicrobial therapy and thus reducing mortality. However, there is a risk that empirical broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment can expose patients to overuse of antimicrobials. De-escalation has been proposed as a strategy to replace empirical broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment with a narrower antimicrobial therapy. This is done by either changing the pharmacological agent or discontinuing a pharmacological combination according to the patient's microbial culture results. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 45 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Researcher | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 11% |
| Other | 12 | 26% |
| Unknown | 5 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 53% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 19% |
| Unknown | 5 | 11% |
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