Most patients with sepsis don't need anti-anaerobic antibiotics. But most get them anyway. Why not, what's the harm?
I worry the harm is considerable.
Our new study in JAMA Internal Medicine: using a 15-month pip-tazo shortage to answer this question.
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Ella battles cystic fibrosis, facing recurrent lung infections & hospital stays. Traditional antibiotics are losing effectiveness, pushing her to experimental treatments. She is committed to advocacy until #AntimicrobialResistance is no longer the greatest threat to her life.