Alberto Corona, Vincenzo De Santis, Andrea Agarossi, Anna Prete, Dario Cattaneo, Giacomina Tomasini, Graziella Bonetti, Andrea Patroni, Nicola Latronico
INTRODUCTION: Not enough data exist to inform the optimal duration and type of antimicrobial therapy against GN infections in critically ill patients. METHODS: Narrative review based on a literature search through PubMed and Cochrane using the following keywords: "multi-drug resistant (MDR)", "extensively drug resistant (XDR)", "pan-drug-resistant (PDR)", "difficult-to-treat (DTR) Gram-negative infection," "antibiotic duration therapy", "antibiotic combination therapy" "antibiotic monotherapy" "Gram-negative bacteremia", "Gram-negative pneumonia", and "Gram-negative intra-abdominal infection"...
July 31, 2023: Antibiotics