The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
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J. Antimicrob. Chemother. · Nov 2003
Variability of treatment duration for bacteraemia in the critically ill: a multinational survey.
No definitive evidence is available to inform 'best' antibiotic practice for treating bacteraemia in the critically ill patient, either in terms of duration of therapy, or the use of mono- versus combination therapy. We therefore undertook a large-scale international survey to assess the variability of current practice. ⋯ The wide variability in antibiotic prescribing patterns suggests an urgent need to produce high-quality evidence to identify optimal antibiotic prescribing policies for bacteraemia in the critically ill patient.