title: Approaches to improving antibiotic management.
abstract: New information is available to improve antibiotic outcomes in severe sepsis where increasing resistance and reducing novel compound development make reaching the right decisions ever more difficult and important.
authors.affiliation: Ayrshire and Arran National Health Service Board, The Ayr Hospital, Ayr.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Masterton
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018441:Biofilms; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents