
62: HAI School: A Febrile Bundle on Healthcare-Associated Infections #3 - InSSIght into SSIs
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Do We Need Anaerobic Coverage for an Intra-Abdominal Infection?
A low-risk patient with a community acquired intra-abdominal infection doesn't need to escalate or deescalate these patients. They should already be on a fairly good empiric regimen covering the usual suspects, right? So if they're already on a fairly simple regimen, and I would argue that something like Peptazo in this situation is pretty simple, you're probably good. But again, that notion of source control is where things get a little bit sticky because we don't always have the benefit of getting great source control.
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