Guiding Empiric Treatment for Serious Bacterial Infections via Point of Care $\beta $ -Lactamase Characterization

Fever is one of the most common symptoms of illness in infants and represents a clinical challenge due to the potential for serious bacterial infection. As delayed treatment for these infections has been correlated with increased morbidity and mortality, broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akilan Palanisami, Shazia Khan, Sultan Sibel Erdem, Tayyaba Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7501817/