Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
This third article for the 2014 Year in Review will report publications from intensive care on severe infections (including endocarditis and peritonitis), septic shock, healthcare and ventilator associated pneumonia, highly resistant bacteria, antimicrobial therapy (including antibiotic stewardship, therapeutic drug monitoring and de-escalation), invasive fungal infections, severe viral infections, Ebola virus disease and paediatrics.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Timsit et al. (2015) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: