Rediscussion on the clinical application of antimicrobial de-escalation / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Antimicrobial de-escalation is defined as the discontinuation of one or more components of combination empirical therapy, and/or the change from a broad-spectrum to a narrower spectrum antimicrobial.Antimicrobial de-escalation is one of the mostly used antibiotic management strategies in intensive care units.This review discussed current situations and possible obstacles for its implementations.