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Erschienen in: Current Infectious Disease Reports 7/2015

01.07.2015 | Sepsis and ICU (L Napolitano, Section Editor)

Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Optimizing Pathogen Clearance

verfasst von: Stephen Y. Liang, Anand Kumar

Erschienen in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Ausgabe 7/2015

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Abstract

Mortality and morbidity in severe sepsis and septic shock remain high despite significant advances in critical care. Efforts to improve outcome in septic conditions have focused on targeted, quantitative resuscitation strategies utilizing intravenous fluids, vasopressors, inotropes, and blood transfusions to correct disease-associated circulatory dysfunction driven by immune-mediated systemic inflammation. This review explores an alternate paradigm of septic shock in which microbial burden is identified as the key driver of mortality and progression to irreversible shock. We propose that clinical outcomes in severe sepsis and septic shock hinge upon the optimized selection, dosing, and delivery of highly potent antimicrobial therapy.
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Metadaten
Titel
Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Optimizing Pathogen Clearance
verfasst von
Stephen Y. Liang
Anand Kumar
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Infectious Disease Reports / Ausgabe 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-015-0493-6

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