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Aggressive versus conservative initiation of antimicrobial treatment in critically ill surgical patients with suspected intensive-care-unit-acquired infection: a quasi-experimental, before and after observational cohort study

Tjasa Hranjec, Laura H. Rosenberger, Brian R. Swenson, Rosemarie Metzger, Tanya R. Flohr, Amani D. Politano, Lin M. Riccio, Kimberley A. Popovsky, Robert G. Sawyer

The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2012 · 226 citations · 19 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 · 5.7K 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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The Influence of Inadequate Antimicrobial Treatment of Bloodstream Infections on Patient Outcomes in the ICU Setting

Emad Ibrahim, Glenda Sherman, Suzanne M. Ward et al. · CHEST Journal · 2000 · 1.8K citations

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Impact of adequate empirical antibiotic therapy on the outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis*

José Garnacho‐Montero, J.L. García Garmendia, A Barrero-Almodóvar et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2003 · 717 citations

Adequacy of empirical antifungal therapy and effect on outcome among patients with invasive Candida species infections

Michael D. Parkins, Deana Sabuda, Sameer Elsayed et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2007 · 229 citations · Full text