{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Division of Infectious Diseases","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease","author_name":"Jasmine Riviere Marcelin, MD","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/author\/4e4b5fbbbb602b6d35bea8460aa8f8e5\/","title":"An Empiric Nudge in the Right Direction - Division of Infectious Diseases","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zM2ZZ54EdP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2018\/10\/09\/an-empiric-nudge-in-the-right-direction\/\">An Empiric Nudge in the Right Direction<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2018\/10\/09\/an-empiric-nudge-in-the-right-direction\/embed\/#?secret=zM2ZZ54EdP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;An Empiric Nudge in the Right Direction&#8221; &#8212; Division of Infectious Diseases\" data-secret=\"zM2ZZ54EdP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/09\/cows-953755_960_720.jpg","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"The following review was originally posted by Dr. Marcelin to the September 2018\u00a0SHEA Journal Club\u00a0and featured on Medscape&#8217;s SHEA Expert Commentary earlier this month.\u00a0 Use of empiric antimicrobial treatment in acute care settings is often the result of the \u201cdiagnosis momentum\u201d heuristic, wherein the antibiotics started in one location for \u201csepsis\u201d are continued for several [&hellip;]"}