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Antibiotic Initiation
- Avoid blindly starting antibiotics unless the patient has septic shock or neutropenic fever.
- Differentiate colonization from infection, especially in tracheal cultures, as they may not require treatment.
Antibiotic Modification
- Start with empiric therapy and send off microbiologic studies.
- Re-evaluate within 24-48 hours and narrow antibiotics based on culture results, shifting to definitive therapy ideally.
Treatment Failure
- Treatment failure can stem from various factors, not just antibiotic resistance.
- Consider underdosing, abscesses, or even the absence of a true infection.