@article{4ccf15fc41114d47b4a5c7085e8945b8,
title = "Pathogen-Negative Sepsis-An Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship",
abstract = "Sepsis is a common reason for empiric antibiotics among hospitalized patients. We found that the median duration of empiric antibiotics (interquartile range) was 6 (4-9) days among 1047 survivivors with pathogen-negative sepsis. These findings suggest that patients with pathogen-negative sepsis could represent an important opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship.",
keywords = "pathogen-negative, sepsis, stewardship",
author = "Lockhart, {Gabriel C.} and Jacob Hanin and Micek, {Scott T.} and Kollef, {Marin H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support. Dr. Kollef's efforts were supported by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation. There are no other funding sources to report. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/ofid/ofz397",
language = "English",
volume = "6",
journal = "Open Forum Infectious Diseases",
issn = "2328-8957",
number = "10",
}