Duration of antibiotic therapy for bacteremia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for bloodstream infections is unknown. Shorter durations of therapy have been demonstrated to be as effective as longer durations for many common infections; similar findings in bacteremia could enable hospitals to reduce antibiotic utilization...

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Published in:	Critical care (London, England) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. R267
Main Authors:	Havey, Thomas C, Fowler, Robert A, Daneman, Nick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 15.11.2011 BioMed Central Ltd
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Bacteremia Bacteremia - drug therapy Catheter-Related Infections - drug therapy Critical Care Medicine Drug therapy Emergency Medicine Humans Intensive Intraabdominal Infections - drug therapy Medicine Medicine & Public Health Patient outcomes Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Pyelonephritis - drug therapy Soft Tissue Infections - drug therapy Time Factors Clinical Cure Soft Tissue Infection Pyelonephritis Bloodstream Infection Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
ISSN:	1364-8535, 1466-609X, 1364-8535, 1466-609X
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