Appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/colistin in severe septic patients: observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Ahlem Trifi (Author), Sami Abdellatif (Author), Cyrine Abdennebi (Author), Foued Daly (Author), Rochdi Nasri (Author), Yosr Touil (Author), Salah Ben Lakhal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Empiric antimicrobial therapy (EAMT) using imipenem/colistin is commonly prescribed as a first line therapy in critically ill patients with severe sepsis. We aimed to assess the appropriateness of prescribing imipenem/colistin as EAMT in ICU patients. Methods A 3-year observation...