De-constructing de-escalation

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Dec;22(12):958-959. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.09.024. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

Authors

B Huttner¹, C Pulcini², J Schouten³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHRU de Nancy, and EA 4360 APEMAC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

PMID: 27693657
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.09.024

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Keywords: Antibiotic spectrum; Antibiotic stewardship; De-escalation; Ecological impact; Evidence based medicine.

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