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Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections (OVIVA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Bone and joint infection in adults arises most commonly as a complication of joint replacement surgery, fracture fixation and diabetic foot infection. The associated morbidity can be devastating to patients and costs the National Health Service an estimated £20,000 to £40,000 per patient...

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Autores principales: Li, Ho Kwong, Scarborough, Matthew, Zambellas, Rhea, Cooper, Cushla, Rombach, Ines, Walker, A. Sarah, Lipsky, Benjamin A., Briggs, Andrew, Seaton, Andrew, Atkins, Bridget, Woodhouse, Andrew, Berendt, Anthony, Byren, Ivor, Angus, Brian, Pandit, Hemant, Stubbs, David, McNally, Martin, Thwaites, Guy, Bejon, Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26690812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1098-y