Model against unnecessary use of antibiotics
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
Patients in intensive care units are often administered antibiotics against ventilator-associated pneumonia, "to be on the safe side." Dutch researcher Stefan Visscher has developed a model that can quickly establish whether or not a patient has pneumonia. This can prevent unnecessary treatment with antibiotics.
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