POINT: Should Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy Be Used Routinely for the Treatment of Bacterial Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in the ICU Setting? Yes

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POINT: Should Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy Be Used Routinely for the Treatment of Bacterial Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in the ICU Setting? Yes Richard G. Wunderink, MD, FCCP CHEST Volume 151, Issue 4, Pages 737-739 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.006 Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Clinical outcome of selected pathogens treated with either pharmacokinetically optimized doripenem or standard-dose imipenem. CHEST 2017 151, 737-739DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.006) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions