... infection. In fact a study byKumar and colleagues [5] demonstrated that each hour of delay in the initiation of the duration of effective antimicrobialtherapy was associated with a mean decrease in ... University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R 3A 1R9, Canada3Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada4Division of Thoracic Surgery, ... University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada5Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, CanadaCorresponding author: Andrew JE Seely, aseely@ottawahospital.on.caPublished:...