Antibiotic treatment duration for culture-negative sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Kelsey Wehrenberg (Author), Michelle Mitchell (Author), Tracy Zembles (Author), Ke Yan (Author), Liyun Zhang (Author), Nathan Thompson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. There is very limited guidance for sepsis treatment when cultures remain negative. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of short versus long course of antibiotics when treating culture-negative sep...