Tuesday, August 7, 2012

An eight-year review of blood culture and susceptibility among sepsis cases in an emergency department in Northeastern Malaysia

A detailed understanding of the pathogens common to a region, including their respective antimicrobial sensitivity patterns, is extremely important for the proper management of sepsis cases by ED personnel. Our results indicate there is a growing trend among Gram-negative species encountered in the ED of increased antimicrobial resistance, particularly to those agents regularly used in an outpatient setting. Read more..