Antibiotic use and outcome in patients with negative blood cultures, a new target population for antimicrobial stewardship interventions: a prospective multicentre cohort (NO-BACT).

To evaluate the appropriateness of antimicrobial treatment and the risk factors for mortality in patients with negative blood cultures (BC), in order to evaluate whether this population would be a suitable target for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions.

Source: Journal of Infection - November 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jose Antonio Gir ón-Ortega, Raquel Fernández-Guerrero, Montserrat Montes de Oca Arjona, Fátima Galán-Sanchez, Galadriel Pellejero Sagastizábal, Elena Morte Romea, Marina de Cueto, Margarita Beltrán Garcia, Zaira Palacios-Baena, Silvia Jiménez Jorge Source Type: research