Emulating a target trial of early compared with late initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired monobacterial Gram-negative bloodstream infections.
Abdullah T Aslan, Yukiko Ezure et al.
Early appropriate antimicrobial therapy (EAAT) within 24 hours of blood culture sampling was associated with a significantly lower hazard of 14-day and 28-day all-cause mortality in patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, including those with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.