Short- versus long-course antibiotic therapy for sepsis: a post hoc analysis of the nationwide cohort study.

Nozomi TakahashiTaro ImaedaTaka-Aki NakadaTakehiko OamiToshikazu AbeYasuo YamaoSatoshi NakagawaHiroshi OguraNobuaki ShimeAsako MatsushimaKiyohide Fushimi

Published in: Journal of intensive care (2022)

The 28-day mortality was significantly lower in the short-course group, even though there was a higher rate of re-initiated antibiotics in the short course.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
septic shock