"The Early Beta-Lactam Catches the Germ": Empiric Antimicrobial Sequence in Bloodstream Infections

Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24;75(1):105-106. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab871.
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotics; bacteremia; beta-lactam; mortality; sepsis.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Infective Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lactams
  • Sepsis* / drug therapy
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use
  • beta-Lactams / pharmacology
  • beta-Lactams / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Lactams
  • beta-Lactams
  • Vancomycin