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210. Step-down from IV to oral therapy in patients with bacteremia due to Enterobacteriaceae: fluoroquinolones (FQ) vs. ß-lactams (BL) or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)

BACKGROUND: Patients with Gram-negative bloodstream infection (GN BSI) commonly transition from intravenous (IV) to oral therapy after clinical improvement. Some clinical reports suggest similar outcomes with oral step down to TMP/SMX or BL compared with FQ in uncomplicated GN BSI, despite questiona...

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Autores principales: Meng, Lina, Gombar, Saurabh, Callahan, Alison, Jung, Ken, Holubar, Marisa, Chang, Amy, Mui, Emily, Deresinski, Stan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809644/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.285