Comparison of Oral and Intravenous Definitive Antibiotic Therapy for ...

Beta-hemolytic streptococci are common causes of bloodstream infection (BSI). There is emerging data regarding oral antibiotics for BSI but ...

In patients treated for beta-hemolytic streptococcal BSI, those who transitioned to oral antibiotics by day 7 showed higher rates of 30-day ...

Comparison of Oral and Intravenous Definitive Antibiotic Therapy for ...

Patients transitioned to oral antibiotics within 7 days of treatment initiation were compared to those who continued intravenous therapy, after ...

Comparison of intravenous and oral definitive antibiotic regimens in ...

In a small retrospective cohort study of patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia originating from a UTI, low failure rates were observed among patients treated ...

Comparison of Oral and Intravenous Definitive Antibiotic Therapy for ...

Based on an absolute difference in 30-day treatment failure of 13.6% (95% confidence interval 2.4 to 24.8%), the noninferiority of oral therapy was not ...

Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection

Missing end-point data (39 participants, 3.7%) were imputed. The intention-to-treat analysis showed a difference in the risk of definitive ...

Transition to Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Gram-Negative Bloodstream ...

There were more extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing bacterial infections in the IV therapy group compared with the oral therapy group (10.6% ...

Early oral stepdown antibiotic therapy versus continuing intravenous ...

... oral antibiotics after appropriate clinical response has been observed without compromising outcomes. Compared with IV therapy, oral therapy ...

Multicenter Retrospective Study Evaluating Intravenous to Oral ...

Patients who received IV therapy for the full treatment course were compared to patients who transitioned to PO therapy after initial IV therapy. The primary ...

Comparison of intravenous and oral definitive antibiotic regimens in ...

Transitioning patients from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotic therapy has been shown to be a successful approach for several infections. However, minimal data ...

Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis

In all patients, antibiotic treatment was administered intravenously for at least 10 days. If feasible, patients in the orally treated group ...

Early Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Gram ...

A retrospective study by Rieger et al found no difference in treatment failure risk in individuals who transitioned to oral antibiotic therapy ...

Intravenous versus Partial Oral Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment ...

Of the standard intravenous therapy group, 46/99 (46.5%) required outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT). There was no difference in ...

Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for bone and joint ...

Intravenous therapy carries with it substantial risks and inconvenience to patients, and the antibiotic-related costs are approximately ten ...

Transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy in patients ...

This narrative review summarizes and appraises clinical studies that examined transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobials or compared ...

#PharmToExamTable: Oral Therapy for Gram-Negative Rod (GNR ...

Comparison of intravenous and oral definitive antibiotic regimens in hospitalised patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia from a urinary ...

Oral or intravenous antibiotics? - Australian Prescriber

For many infections oral antibiotics can be as effective as intravenous drugs. Shorter durations of intravenous antibiotic therapy and switching ...

Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated ...

In uncomplicated streptococcal BSI, patients treated with step-down oral antibiotic therapy had significantly shorter LOS compared with ...

Choosing patients over placebos - Clinical Microbiology and Infection

tient IV antibiotic therapy, and underestimate adherence to oral therapy ... Comparison of intravenous and oral definitive antibiotic regimens in ...

Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated ...

Prior studies have demonstrated step-down oral therapy in comparison with continued IV therapy to be effective and well tolerated for patients ...