Clinical and Economic Consequences of Failure of Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Community-Onset Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections

Yong Pil Chong; In-Gyu Bae; Sang-Rok Lee; Jin-Won Chung; Jae-Bum Jun; Eun Ju Choo; Soo-youn Moon; Mi Suk Lee; Min Hyok Jeon; Eun Hee Song; Eun Jung Lee; Seong Yeon Park; Yang Soo Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119956

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Clinical and Economic Consequences of Failure of Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Community-Onset Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections

Yong Pil Chong,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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In-Gyu Bae,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Sang-Rok Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, CheongJu St. Mary's Hospital, CheongJu, Republic of Korea
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Jin-Won Chung,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jae-Bum Jun,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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Eun Ju Choo,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
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Soo-youn Moon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Mi Suk Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Min Hyok Jeon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Eun Hee Song,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, GangNeung, Republic of Korea
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Eun Jung Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seong Yeon Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Republic of Korea
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Yang Soo Kim

* E-mail: yskim@amc.seoul.kr

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Clinical and Economic Consequences of Failure of Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Community-Onset Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections

Yong Pil Chong,
In-Gyu Bae,
Sang-Rok Lee,
Jin-Won Chung,
Jae-Bum Jun,
Eun Ju Choo,
Soo-youn Moon,
Mi Suk Lee,
Min Hyok Jeon,
Eun Hee Song

Published: April 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119956

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