Antibiotic dosing for multidrug-resistant pathogen pneumonia

• Main Authors: Abdul Aziz, Mohd. Hafiz, Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56003/1/56603_Antibiotic%20dosing%20for%20multidrug-resistant%20pathogen%20pneumonia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56003/13/56003_Antibiotic%20dosing%20for%20multidrug-resistant%20pathogen%20pneumonia_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56003/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28030371

Purpose of review Nosocomial pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is increasing in the ICU, and these infections are negatively associated with patient outcomes. Optimization of antibiotic dosing has been suggested as a key intervention to improve clinical outcomes in patients with noso...