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Article: Shorter Antibiotic Course Effective in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.(Clinical report)
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- Critical Care Alert
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Shorter Antibiotic Course Effective in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Abstract & Commentary
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a difficult problem in critically ill patients, both in diagnosis and treatment. Recent improvements in diagnosis include using quantitative culture methods to help differentiate colonization from active infection. Once the diagnosis of VAP is confirmed, appropriate antibiotics are usually given for 14-21 days. This prolonged exposure to antibiotics may contribute to the development of bacterial resistance and may not improve resolution of the pulmonary infection. Some clinicians (myself included) believe that a ...
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