Predictive utility of swab screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing organisms in selection of empiric antibiotics for Gram-negative sterile-site infections: A retrospective cohort study

MeSH terms

• Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Feces / microbiology*
• Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
• Gram-Negative Bacteria / enzymology
• Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
• Humans
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Retrospective Studies
• Specimen Handling
• Tertiary Care Centers
• beta-Lactamases