Antibiotic use and sepsis make recent improvements: In 152 hospitals, efforts to treat sepsis faster have not resulted in antibiotic overuse - Science Daily

Between 2013 and 2018, rates of antibiotic use and sepsis decreased in 152 hospitals, diminishing fears that sepsis improvement efforts will lead to antibiotic overuse.

Hospitals and policymakers alike have banded together to improve recognition and treatment of sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to infection, which by some estimates, accounts for 30-50% of all dea… [+3166 chars]

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