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Short‐course versus long‐course antibiotic treatment in patients with uncomplicated gram‐negative bacteremia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Gram‐negative bacteremia remains a major health problem around the world. The optimal duration of antibiotic treatment has been poorly defined, and there are significant differences of opinion between clinicians. We… Click to show full abstract

Gram‐negative bacteremia remains a major health problem around the world. The optimal duration of antibiotic treatment has been poorly defined, and there are significant differences of opinion between clinicians. We conducted this systematic review and meta‐analysis to compare the clinical outcomes of short‐course and long‐course treatments in patients with uncomplicated gram‐negative bacteremia.

Keywords: gram negative; negative bacteremia; systematic review; course; antibiotic treatment

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Year Published: 2020

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