Colistin as a first choice antibiotic for the initial empiric antimicrobial therapy of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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We read with great interest the article recently published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) by RIOS et al. [1] regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to colistin susceptible-only microorganisms. The authors concluded that colistin could be a suitable antibiotic for the initial empiric antimicrobial therapy in their intensive care unit (ICU) since they identified 30 carbapenem-sensitive (Carb-S) and 31 colistin-sensitive (Col-S) isolates.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 30 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007