Research Article: Appropriateness of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with Bacterial Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:
Inappropriate antibiotic therapy, which is defined as well-recognized, is being closely associated with patients’ adverse outcomes including morbidity and mortality. It often occurs when empirical use of antibiotics is required. Empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) is unavoidable, especially for the first to hours, because of the absence of evidence (or laboratory test results) on the causative pathogen or its susceptibilities. – EAT consists of appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (AEAT) and inappropriate…
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