Adding amynoglycoside to {beta} lactam does not improve results

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7444.884-a

Correction for Paul et al., BMJ 328 (7441) 668.

BMJ 2004;328:884 (10 April), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7444.884-a

Correction

Adding amynoglycoside to ${beta}$ lactam does not improve results

In this summary in This Week in the BMJ (of the paper by MicalPaul and colleagues, " ${beta}$ lactam monotherapy versus ${beta}$ lactam-aminoglycosidecombination therapy for sepsis in immunocompetent patients:systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials," pp668-672) a vital word was wrong. The first sentence should read:"In patients with sepsis but without [not "with"] neutropenia,mortality is no different whether ${beta}$ lactams and aminoglycosidesare used together or ${beta}$ lactams are used alone, although the riskof adverse effects is increased with ${beta}$ lactams and aminoglycosides."And, as you will have noticed, we also slipped up on the spellingof aminoglycoside in the summary's title.