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The Influence of Inadequate Antimicrobial Treatment of Bloodstream Infections on Patient Outcomes in the ICU Setting

Emad Ibrahim, Glenda Sherman, Suzanne M. Ward, Victoria J. Fraser, Marin H. Kollef

CHEST Journal · 2000 · 1.8K citations · 37 references

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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

Julia S. Garner, William R. Jarvis, T.Grace Emori et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 1988 · 5.8K citations

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The APACHE III Prognostic System

Marilyn Bergner, P. G. Bastos, Carl Sirio et al. · CHEST Journal · 1991 · 3.5K citations

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Inadequate Antimicrobial Treatment of Infections

Marin H. Kollef, Glenda Sherman, Suzanne M. Ward et al. · CHEST Journal · 1999 · 1.8K citations

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Nosocomial infections in medical intensive care units in the United States

Michael J. Richards, Jonathan R. Edwards, David H. Culver et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1999 · 1.6K citations

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The Clinical Significance of Positive Blood Cultures in the 1990s: A Prospective Comprehensive Evaluation of the Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Outcome of Bacteremia and Fungemia in Adults

Melvin P. Weinstein, Michael Towns, Seth M. Quartey et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1997 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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