Rapid identification of antimicrobial resistance patterns allows a faster antibiotic adequacy

Crit Care. 2017 Aug 4;21(1):208. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1797-8.

Adrian Ceccato^{1

2}, Otavio T Ranzani^{1

3}, Antoni Torres⁴

¹ Department of Pneumology, Institut Clinic de Respiratori, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB) - SGR 911 - Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes, CB06/06/0028), Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
² Seccion Neumologia, Hospital Nacional Prof. Alejandro Posadas, Illia y Marconi s/n (1684), Palomar, Argentina.
³ Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455-Cerqueira César - CEP: 01246903, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Pneumology, Institut Clinic de Respiratori, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB) - SGR 911 - Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes, CB06/06/0028), Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. atorres@ub.edu.

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Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Diagnosis; Intensive care unit.

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