Do ICU patients get enough antibiotics? study takes a closer look

NCT ID NCT01543334

Summary

This study aimed to understand if critically ill patients in intensive care units receive the right amount of antibiotics in their blood to effectively fight infections. Researchers measured antibiotic levels in the blood of 98 patients and compared them to targets needed to kill bacteria. The goal was to gather knowledge to help doctors better manage antibiotic dosing for very sick patients.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • APHM - Hôpital Nord

    Marseille, 13915, France

  • APHP - Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard

    Paris, 75877, France

  • CH du Pays d'Aix

    Aix-en-Provence, 13616, France

  • CHRU de Strasbourg - Hôpital Civil

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • CHU d'Amiens - Hôpital Nord

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • CHU d'Angers - Hôtel-Dieu

    Angers, 49933, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, 33604, France

  • CHU de Clermont Ferrand - Hôpital Estaing

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

  • CHU de Grenoble - Hôpital A Michallon

    Grenoble, 38043, France

  • CHU de Montpellier - Hôpital Saint-Eloi

    Montpellier, 34295, France

  • CHU de Nice - Hôpital St-Roch

    Nice, 06006, France

  • CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

    Nîmes, 30029, France

  • CHU de Rennes - Hôpital PontChaillou

    Rennes, 35033, France

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