Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Increase Treatment Failure Rate in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Involving Fungal Organisms.

Nathan R. Elwood; Christopher A. Guidry; Therese M. Duane; Joseph Cuschieri; Charles H. Cook; Patrick J. O'Neill; Reza Askari; Lena M. Napolitano; Nicholas Namias; E. Patchen Dellinger; Christopher M. Watson; Kaysie L. Banton; David P. Blake; Taryn E. Hassinger; Robert G. Sawyer

doi:10.1089/SUR.2017.235

Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Increase Treatment Failure Rate in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Involving Fungal Organisms.

Nathan R. Elwood
, Christopher A. Guidry
, Therese M. Duane
, Joseph Cuschieri
, Charles H. Cook
, Patrick J. O'Neill
, Reza Askari
, Lena M. Napolitano
, Nicholas Namias
, E. Patchen Dellinger
, Christopher M. Watson
, Kaysie L. Banton
, David P. Blake
, Taryn E. Hassinger
, Robert G. Sawyer

University of Virginia Health System
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
University of North Texas
University of Washington
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
6 Department of Surgery, Abrazo West Campus , Goodyear, Arizona.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
University of Michigan
University of Miami
University of South Carolina
University of Minnesota
12 United States Air Force , Norfolk, Virginia.
Western Michigan University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Surgical Infections
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/SUR.2017.235
State	Published - May 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Internal Medicine

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Elwood, N. R., Guidry, C. A., Duane, T. M., Cuschieri, J., Cook, C. H., O'Neill, P. J., Askari, R., Napolitano, L. M., Namias, N., Dellinger, E. P., Watson, C. M., Banton, K. L., Blake, D. P., Hassinger, T. E., & Sawyer, R. G. (2018). Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Increase Treatment Failure Rate in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Involving Fungal Organisms. Surgical Infections, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.1089/SUR.2017.235

Elwood, NR, Guidry, CA, Duane, TM, Cuschieri, J, Cook, CH, O'Neill, PJ, Askari, R, Napolitano, LM, Namias, N, Dellinger, EP, Watson, CM, Banton, KL, Blake, DP, Hassinger, TE & Sawyer, RG 2018, 'Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Increase Treatment Failure Rate in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Involving Fungal Organisms.', Surgical Infections, vol. 19, no. 4. https://doi.org/10.1089/SUR.2017.235

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