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Antibiogram of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Based on Sepsis Onset Location in Korea: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Hyung-Jun KimDong Kyu OhSung Yoon LimYoung Jae ChoSunghoon ParkGee Young SuhChae-Man LimYeon Joo Lee
Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2023)
Gram-negative MDR bacteria were more common in nursing home- and long-term-care hospital-acquired sepsis, whereas gram-positive MDR bacteria were more common in hospital-acquired settings in South Korea. Patients with long-term-care hospital-acquired sepsis had the highest the risk of MDR bacteria but lowest drug-bug match of initial antibiotics. We suggest that initial antibiotics be carefully selected according to the onset location in each patient.
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