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200. Frequency and Characteristics of Patients Switched from Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Therapy on Discharge to Nursing Homes

BACKGROUND: Determining eligibility for intravenous (IV) to oral (PO) antibiotic conversion is challenging in patients transitioning to nursing homes (NHs) due to atypical infection presentation, increased diagnostic uncertainty, and multimorbidity. Understanding current practice and patient charact...

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Autores principales: Colangeli, Hailey N, Noble, Brie N, Crnich, Christopher J, McGregor, Jessina C, Bearden, David T, Chan, Dominic, Furuno, Jon P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777905/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.244