Antibiotic Stewardship Related to Delayed Diagnosis and Poor Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Mu-Chun YangYao-Kuang WuChou-Chin LanMei-Chen YangSheg-Kang ChiuMing-Yieh PengWen-Lin SuPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
Patients with VRE bacteremia with delayed appropriate antibiotic administration of >3 days after GPC bacteremia diagnosis had increased 28-day mortality risks. New strategies for early VRE detection in GPC bacteremia may shorten the time to administer appropriate antibiotics and lower mortality rates.