Using the number needed to treat to assess appropriate antimicrobial therapy as a determinant of outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock.

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To assess appropriate antimicrobial therapy as an outcome determinant in severe sepsis and septic shock using the number needed to treat.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Crit. Care Med.

Title: Critical care medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1530-0293

ISSN (Print): 0090-3493

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2014

Volume: 42

Issue: 11

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[1 ] 1Division of Infectious Diseases, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 2Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 3School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 4Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 5Division of Pharmacy Practice, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO.

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DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000516

PubMed ID: 25072764

SO-VID: 119dff5f-2016-4071-a118-8796123ee0e3

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