Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis

Iversen, Kasper; Ihlemann, Nikolaj; Gill, Sabine; Madsen, Trine; Elming, Hanne; Jensen, Kaare; Eske Bruun, Niels; Eik Høfsten, Dan; Fursted, Kurt; Jørgen Christensen, Jens; Schultz, Martin; Falk Klein, Christine; Loldrup Fosbøl, Emil; Schønning Rosenvinge, Flemming; Carl Schønheyder, Henrik; Køber, Lars; Torp‐Pedersen, Christian; Helweg‐Larsen, Jannik; Tønder, Niels; Moser, Claus; Bundgaard, Henning

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1808312

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Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 28, 2018

Authors:

Kasper Iversen

Nikolaj Ihlemann

Sabine Gill

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with infective endocarditis on the left side of the heart are typically treated with intravenous antibiotic agents for up to 6 weeks. Whether a shift from intravenous to oral antibiotics once the patient is in stable condition would result in efficacy and safety similar to those...

Subject

Endocarditis

Antibiotics

Medicine

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