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Partial oral antibiotic therapy is non-inferior to intravenous therapy in non-critically ill patients with infective endocarditis: Review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial therapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). Typically, intravenous (i.v.) therapy is given for 6 weeks or longer, leading to prolonged hospital stays and high costs. Several trials evaluating the efficacy of partial oral therapy (POT) have been...

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Autores principales: Rezar, Richard, Jirak, Peter, Lichtenauer, Michael, Jung, Christian, Lauten, Alexander, Hoppe, Uta C., Wernly, Bernhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7732798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32040621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00508-020-01614-z