Publications by authors named "Quang P Hoang"
Neurocrit Care
August 2016
Article Synopsis
- Prolonged systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with central nervous system (CNS) devices may increase the risk of growing resistant microorganisms, although the occurrence of C. difficile was similar between groups.
- A study compared patients with CNS devices and antibiotic use to those without, revealing that 15.5% of the study group had resistant organisms compared to 4.1% in the control group.
- The findings suggest that the benefits of short-term antibiotic use should outweigh the risks of prolonged use due to potential antimicrobial resistance.
