bacterial infection
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Studies which assessed an impact of Gram's stain on antimicrobial selection, and which had 2 or more defined outcomes of interest including antimicrobial consumption, de-escalation or discontinuation, mortality, hospital length of stay, cost-effectiveness.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Review articles, conference abstracts, and non-English-language articles.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| antibiotic de-escalation or discontinuation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mortality, hospital length of stay, cost-effectiveness | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center Division of General Internal Medicine