Sepsis: Antimicrobial therapy and Antimicrobial stewardship in ICU

Early administration of appropriate antimicrobials is one of the most effective interventions to reduce mortality in patients with sepsis. Efforts to reduce both the number of antibiotics administered and their spectrum of therapy are important strategies in patients with sepsis and septic shock.Restricting antimicrobial therapy to the shortest course

associated with better outcomes is an important part of

antimicrobial stewardship