Assistant Professor MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, District of Columbia
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Session Description: The incidence of antimicrobial resistance is increasing and has already impacted your emergency medicine practice! It is not always clear which patients require more than the "standard" antimicrobials. Does anyone ever need "double coverage"? This session will review the relevant epidemiology, diagnostics, and initial treatment strategies for patients who may have resistant organisms.
Learning Objectives:
Identify risk factors and culture data for patients with resistant organisms.
List initial antimicrobial strategies for patients with the risk for, or presence of, resistant organisms.
Identify risk factors and culture data for patients with resistant organisms.