Discontinuation of Glycopeptides in Patients with Culture Negative Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Yong Chan Kim (Author), Jung Ho Kim (Author), Jin Young Ahn (Author), Su Jin Jeong (Author), Nam Su Ku (Author), Jun Yong Choi (Author), Joon-Sup Yeom (Author), Yoon Soo Park (Author), Young Goo Song (Author), Ha Yan Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Implementation of antibiotic stewardship is difficult in patients with sepsis because of severity of disease. We evaluated the impact of glycopeptide discontinuation (GD) in patients with culture negative severe sepsis or septic shock who received glycopeptides as initial empiric antibiotic therapy...