Adequacy of empiric gram-negative coverage for septic patients at an academic medical center

Gram-negative organisms (GNOs) have increasing resistance rates to levofloxacin at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS), where levofloxacin is the most common agent added to provide double coverage of gram-negative infections. The goal of this study was to determine the adequacy of empiric gram-negative coverage for septic patients at our institution.A retrospective review of patients admitted to VCUHS, from January 1, 2014, to...