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| Title |
Antibiotic strategies in the era of multidrug resistance
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Critical Care, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13054-016-1320-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
George Karam, Jean Chastre, Mark H. Wilcox, Jean-Louis Vincent |
| Abstract |
The rapid emergence and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in ICUs worldwide threaten adequate antibiotic coverage of infected patients in this environment. The causes of this problem are multifactorial, but the core issues are clear: the emergence of antibiotic resistance is highly correlated with selective pressure resulting from inappropriate use of these drugs. Because a significant increase in mortality is observed when antibiotic therapy is delayed in infected ICU patients, initial therapy should be broad enough to cover all likely pathogens. Receipt of unnecessary prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotics, however, should be avoided. Local microbiologic data are extremely important to predict the type of resistance that may be present for specific causative bacteria, as is prior antibiotic exposure, and antibiotic choices should thus be made at an individual patient level. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 80 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 9 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 9% |
| Mexico | 4 | 5% |
| Argentina | 3 | 4% |
| Italy | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 39 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 57 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 17 | 21% |
| Scientists | 5 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 491 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 487 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 74 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 67 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 10% |
| Researcher | 37 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 27 | 5% |
| Other | 96 | 20% |
| Unknown | 141 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 107 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 52 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 44 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 38 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 24 | 5% |
| Other | 68 | 14% |
| Unknown | 158 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 59. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 August 2017.
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#723,179
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#512
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#14,202
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#20
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So far Altmetric has tracked 6,554 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 20.8. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 92% of its peers.
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