A Narrative Review on the Approach to Antimicrobial Use in Ventilated Patients with Multidrug Resistant Organisms in Respiratory Samples-To Treat or Not to Treat? That Is the Question

• Main Authors: Lowell Ling (Author), Wai-Tat Wong (Author), Jeffrey Lipman (Author), Gavin Matthew Joynt (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) are commonly isolated in respiratory specimens taken from mechanically ventilated patients. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss the approach to antimicrobial prescription in ventilated patients who have grown a new MDRO isolate in their respiratory...