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1777. Shorter Versus Longer Antibiotic Durations for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections and Potential Impact on Antimicrobial Stewardship in a County Hospital

BACKGROUND: Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) is a common cause of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). Current guidelines are to provide 10-14 days (d) of antibiotics (abx) plus lock abx in the absence of catheter removal, and if the catheter has been removed, 5-7 d after removal....

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Autores principales: Arab, Niki, Gallardo Huizar, Oscar E, Aquije, Elizabeth, Cheng, Marsha R, Kim, Brian, Wong, Joseph Isaac S, Jeng, Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752778/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1407