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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2023

Influence of Appropriate Empirical Antibiotic Treatment on the Prognosis of ICU Patients with HAP Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Xiaoling Zhang, Xuting Jin, Jiajia Ren, Jueheng Liu, Haichang Ma, Xiaoming Fang, Huifan Zhang, Yujie Zhao, Yanli Hou, Yanni Luo and 7 more

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xiaoling ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Xuting JinDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Jiajia RenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Jueheng LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Haichang MaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoming FangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Huifan ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Yujie ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Yanli HouDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Yanni LuoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Lei GuoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Qi MaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Ya GaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Jingjing ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Jiamei LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiaochuang WangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Gang WangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: In patients with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) infection, the impact of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment (AEAT) initialized before culture results were available remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of AEAT on the prognosis of critically ill patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) caused by CRGNB. Patients and Methods: Patients with CRGNB-infected HAP and received empirical antibiotic treatment (EAT) for at least 3 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary teaching hospital in China from February 2017 to September 2021 were included in the retrospective cohort study. Patients were categorized into AEAT and inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment (IEAT) groups based on whether they received EAT covering CRGNB. The associations of AEAT with ICU and 28-day mortality were assessed using multivariable logistic regression model. Results: A total of 94 patients were enrolled, including 29 patients in AEAT group and 65 patients in IEAT group. Patients in AEAT group had a higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ( Conclusion: AEAT showed no significant influence on ICU or 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with HAP caused by CRGNB infection.

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appropriate empirical antibioticscarbapenem-resistantgram-negative bacteriahospital-acquired pneumoniaICU mortality

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