PMID: 9448979Feb 4, 1998Paper

Infection versus colonization in the critical care unit

Critical Care Clinics
G A Bergen, J F Toney

Abstract

Serious infections in the critical care unit are commonplace. However, distinguishing true infection from mere colonization is a difficult and often uncertain process that has been shown to result in both over- and under-treatment of patients. Antimicrobial agents used in the CCU setting are expensive and not without toxicities. This article discusses methods to differentiate colonization from infection.

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