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01-02-2020 | Antibiotic | Editorial

A microbiologist consultant should attend daily ICU rounds

Authors: J. Schouten, G. De Angelis, J. J. De Waele

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2020

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Antibiotics are widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU); with approximately half of the patients diagnosed with an infection, this is not surprising [1]. In parallel, we are witnessing an increase in the incidence of infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) infections, in which exposure to antibiotics is a contributing factor [2]. …

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Title: A microbiologist consultant should attend daily ICU rounds
Authors: J. Schouten
G. De Angelis
J. J. De Waele
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Antibiotic
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05846-0

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