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Empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy of nosocomial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a prospective observational study.

Alvarez-Lerma F, Alvarez B, Luque P, Ruiz F, Dominguez-Roldan JM, Quintana E, Sanz-Rodriguez C; ADANN Study Group.

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De-escalation therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Rello J, Vidaur L, Sandiumenge A, Rodríguez A, Gualis B, Boque C, Diaz E.

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Does de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia affect the likelihood of recurrent pneumonia or mortality in critically ill surgical patients?

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The influence of mini-BAL cultures on patient outcomes: implications for the antibiotic management of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Kollef MH, Ward S.

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Variability in antibiotic prescribing patterns and outcomes in patients with clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Fowler RA, Flavin KE, Barr J, Weinacker AB, Parsonnet J, Gould MK.

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De-escalation therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Niederman MS.

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Current guidelines for the treatment of severe pneumonia and sepsis.

Bodmann KF.

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Nosocomial pneumonia: the importance of a de-escalating strategy for antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in the ICU.

Höffken G, Niederman MS.

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De-escalation therapy rates are significantly higher by bronchoalveolar lavage than by tracheal aspirate.

Giantsou E, Liratzopoulos N, Efraimidou E, Panopoulou M, Alepopoulou E, Kartali-Ktenidou S, Manolas K.

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Diagnostic accuracy of protected specimen brush and bronchoalveolar lavage in nosocomial pneumonia: impact of previous antimicrobial treatments.

Souweine B, Veber B, Bedos JP, Gachot B, Dombret MC, Regnier B, Wolff M.

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Modification of empiric antibiotic treatment in patients with pneumonia acquired in the intensive care unit. ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group.

Alvarez-Lerma F.

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[Empiric de-escalation strategy of antibiotic treatment]

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Antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial bloodstream infection associated with pneumonia and the value of systematic surveillance cultures in an adult intensive care unit.

Depuydt PO, Blot SI, Benoit DD, Claeys GW, Verschraegen GL, Vandewoude KH, Vogelaers DP, Decruyenaere JM, Colardyn FA.

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia: breaking the vicious circle of antibiotic overuse.

Leone M, Garcin F, Bouvenot J, Boyadjev I, Visintini P, Albanèse J, Martin C.

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Short-course empiric antibiotic therapy for patients with pulmonary infiltrates in the intensive care unit. A proposed solution for indiscriminate antibiotic prescription.

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Can the clinical pulmonary infection score impact ICU antibiotic days?

Swoboda SM, Dixon T, Lipsett PA.

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Early antibiotic treatment for BAL-confirmed ventilator-associated pneumonia: a role for routine endotracheal aspirate cultures.

Michel F, Franceschini B, Berger P, Arnal JM, Gainnier M, Sainty JM, Papazian L.

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Inadequate treatment of nosocomial infections is associated with certain empiric antibiotic choices.

Kollef MH, Ward S, Sherman G, Prentice D, Schaiff R, Huey W, Fraser VJ.

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De-escalation after empirical meropenem treatment in the intensive care unit: Fiction or reality?

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Antonelli M, Mercurio G, Di Nunno S, Recchioni G, Deangelis G.

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