• Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Aug 2007

    Practice Guideline

    [GEIPC-SEIMC (Study Group for Infections in the Critically Ill Patient of the Spanish Society for Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology) and GTEI-SEMICYUC ( Working Group on Infectious Diseases of the Spanish Society of Intensive Medicine, Critical Care, and Coronary Units) recommendations for antibiotic treatment of gram-positive cocci infections in the critical patient].

    • AstigarragaP M OlaecheaPMServicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, (GEIPC), España. pedromaria.olaecheaastigarrag@osakidetza.net, MonteroJ GarnachoJG, CerratoS GrauSG, ColomoO RodríguezOR, MartínezM PalomarMP, CrespoR ZaragozaRZ, García-ParedesP MuñozPM, CerdáE CerdáEC, and LermaF AlvarezFA.
    • Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, (GEIPC), España. pedromaria.olaecheaastigarrag@osakidetza.net
    • Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. 2007 Aug 1; 25 (7): 446-66.

    AbstractIn recent years, an increment of infections caused by gram-positive cocci has been documented in nosocomial and hospital-acquired-infections. In diverse countries, a rapid development of resistance to common antibiotics against gram-positive cocci has been observed. This situation is exceptional in Spain but our country might be affected in the near future. New antimicrobials active against these multi-drug resistant pathogens are nowadays available. It is essential to improve our current knowledge about pharmacokinetic properties of traditional and new antimicrobials to maximize its effectiveness and to minimize toxicity. These issues are even more important in critically ill patients because inadequate empirical therapy is associated with therapeutic failure and a poor outcome. Experts representing two scientific societies (Grupo de estudio de Infecciones en el Paciente Crítico de la SEIMC and Grupo de trabajo de Enfermedades Infecciosas de la SEMICYUC) have elaborated a consensus document based on the current scientific evidence to summarize recommendations for the treatment of serious infections caused by gram-positive cocci in critically ill patients.

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