Three-day ceftriaxone versus longer durations of therapy for inpatient treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection

Current guidelines do not address a recommended duration of parenteral therapy for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) treatment in the inpatient setting. We compared a 3-day course of ceftriaxone with longer antibiotic durations for inpatients with a uUTI. Our findings indicate that a 3-da...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Elajouz, Balsam, Dumkow, Lisa E., Worden, Lacy J., VanLangen, Kali M., Jameson, Andrew P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.317
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Sumario:Current guidelines do not address a recommended duration of parenteral therapy for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) treatment in the inpatient setting. We compared a 3-day course of ceftriaxone with longer antibiotic durations for inpatients with a uUTI. Our findings indicate that a 3-day course of ceftriaxone was as efficacious as longer antibiotic courses.

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