Abstract
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).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1455-1457 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases