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Clinical Trial
. 1988 Aug;94(2 Suppl):140S-145S.
doi: 10.1378/chest.94.2_supplement.140s.

Antimicrobial therapy against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Pseudomonas cepacia

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Clinical Trial

Antimicrobial therapy against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Pseudomonas cepacia

D M Geddes. Chest. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

The aims of antimicrobial therapy extend beyond short-term bacterial killing to long-term maintenance of weight and lung function. A review of antimicrobial drug trials shows that empiricism is still ahead of science and more studies are needed both to justify current practice and to make future changes logical.

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