Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective multicentre cohort study of patients with bloodstream infections in Chile, 2018–2022

Introduction: Empirical antibiotic therapy is essential for treating bloodstream infections (BSI), yet there is limited evidence from resource-limited settings. We quantified the association of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (IEAT) with in-hospital mortality and the associated burden on...

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Autores principales: Allel, Kasim, Peters, Anne, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Spencer-Sandino, Maria, Pitchforth, Emma, Yakob, Laith, Munita, José M., Undurraga Fourcade, Eduardo Andrés
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Idioma:Inglés (English)
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102394