Pathogen-Negative Sepsis-An Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Authors

Gabriel C. Lockhart, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jacob Hanin, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Scott T. Micek, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Marin H. Kollef, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Sepsis is a common reason for empiric antibiotics among hospitalized patients. We found that the median duration of empiric antibiotics (interquartile range) was 6 (4-9) days among 1047 survivivors with pathogen-negative sepsis. These findings suggest that patients with pathogen-negative sepsis could represent an important opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship.

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofz397

Publication Date

10-1-2019

Recommended Citation

Lockhart, Gabriel C.; Hanin, Jacob; Micek, Scott T.; and Kollef, Marin H., "Pathogen-Negative Sepsis-An Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship" (2019). Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications. 33. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz397
https://collections.uhsp.edu/pharm-practice_pubs/33