Antibiotic treatment duration for culture-negative sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Kelsey Wehrenberg Michelle Mitchell Tracy N Zembles Ke Yan Liyun Zhang Nathan E Thompson

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)

Treatment of culture-negative sepsis with short-course antibiotics was not associated with worse outcomes in ICU patients. These findings warrant further investigation with a larger, prospective, multi-center study.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
metabolic syndrome
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
smoking cessation