Publications by authors named "Sharon Luke Philip"
Background: As the susceptibility pattern of different pathogens varies among different settings, the evaluation of appropriate clinical diagnosis and timely initiation of the empirical antibiotic treatment based on the local susceptibility data is crucial in the management of sepsis.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among adult patients with sepsis at a charitable hospital in Mangaluru. The essential details such as patient demographics, culture specimens, organisms, resistance/susceptibility pattern, laboratory data, empirical therapy and clinical outcomes were collected from the medical records.