Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010
Under the auspices of the “Paul-Ehrlich Gesellschaft”, an expert panel of German infectious disease specialists and microbiologists compiled updated evidence-based treatment recommendations for parenteral antibiotic therapy in adult patients. Subject-specific expert teams reviewed the available evid...
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doaj-6c7d175a831b4615852bcd468b6894b82020-11-25T02:04:11ZengGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Infectious Diseases2195-88312014-08-012Doc0510.3205/id000013Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010Bodmann, Klaus-Friedrich0Grabein, Béatrice1Expert Commission of the Paul-Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy e.V.Werner Forßmann Krankenhaus, Medizinische Klinik III – Abt. Intern. Intensivmedizin und Notaufnahme, Eberswalde, GermanyKlinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Klinikum der Universität München, München, GermanyUnder the auspices of the “Paul-Ehrlich Gesellschaft”, an expert panel of German infectious disease specialists and microbiologists compiled updated evidence-based treatment recommendations for parenteral antibiotic therapy in adult patients. Subject-specific expert teams reviewed the available evidence from published data. Evidence levels and grades of recommendations were assigned using a standardized protocol. The following indication areas were covered: respiratory, ENT, oral/maxillary, intra-abdominal, urinary tract, skin/soft tissue, bone/joint and eye infections, sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis, infections in the elderly and perioperative prophylaxis. In addition, the recommendations cover relevant issues regarding the use of parenteral antibiotics: characteristics of drug classes, susceptibility testing, spread of resistance, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug monitoring, interactions, safety and pharmacoeconomics.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2014-2/id000013.shtml |
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Bodmann, Klaus-Friedrich Grabein, Béatrice Expert Commission of the Paul-Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy e.V. Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 GMS Infectious Diseases |
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Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 |
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Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 |
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Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 |
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Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 |
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Recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: Update 2010 |
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recommendations for empiric parenteral initial antibiotic therapy of bacterial diseases in adults: update 2010 |
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Under the auspices of the “Paul-Ehrlich Gesellschaft”, an expert panel of German infectious disease specialists and microbiologists compiled updated evidence-based treatment recommendations for parenteral antibiotic therapy in adult patients. Subject-specific expert teams reviewed the available evidence from published data. Evidence levels and grades of recommendations were assigned using a standardized protocol. The following indication areas were covered: respiratory, ENT, oral/maxillary, intra-abdominal, urinary tract, skin/soft tissue, bone/joint and eye infections, sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis, infections in the elderly and perioperative prophylaxis. In addition, the recommendations cover relevant issues regarding the use of parenteral antibiotics: characteristics of drug classes, susceptibility testing, spread of resistance, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug monitoring, interactions, safety and pharmacoeconomics. |
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