Julie Parsonnet
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Variability in antibiotic prescribing patterns and outcomes in patients with clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Chest. 2003; (3): 835-44
To describe the variation in clinical practice strategies for the treatment of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a population of critically ill patients, and to determine whether initial empiric treatment with certain antibiotics, monotherapy vs combination antibiotic therapy, or appropriate vs inappropriate antibiotic therapy is associated with survival, length of hospital stay, or days free of antibiotics.
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