Appropriateness of Broad Spectrum Antibiotics for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department.

CONCLUSION: The most common sources of infection of septic patients were lung infection, bacteremia, gastrointestinal tract infection, genito-urinary tract infection, and skin and soft tissue infection. The hemocultures were positive in 58.9% of the cases and the common organisms were E. coli, K. pneumonia, S. aureus, and S. pneumoniae. The immunocompromised, multiple co-morbid and prolonged intubated patients should receive antibiotics to cover ESBL-producing E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and A. baumannii. PMID: 27501600 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - Category: Journals (General) Tags: J Med Assoc Thai Source Type: research