1870. Excess Antibiotic Duration in Patients Hospitalized for Pneumonia: A Multi-Hospital Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1526
Abstract: Abstract Vaughn VM, Flanders SA, Chopra V, Conlon A, Malani A, Thyagarajan R, Hsaiky L and Gandhi T Background Despite guidelines recommending patients with pneumonia receive the shortest effective duration of antibiotic therapy, patients continue… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic duration; duration; hospital; patients hospitalized ... See more keywords
Effect of Antibiotic Duration in Emergency General Surgery Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Managed with Open vs Closed Abdomen.
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DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000126
Abstract: BACKGROUND Data on duration of antibiotics in patients managed with an open abdomen (OA) due to intra-abdominal infection (IAI) are scarce. We hypothesized that patients with IAI managed with OA rather than closed abdomen (CA)… read more here.
Keywords: abdominal infection; antibiotic duration; managed open; patients iai ... See more keywords
Reply to Azithromycin: Short Course with Long Duration.
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DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2983
Abstract: We appreciate the interest in our review of antibiotic duration in hospitalized patients. Drs. Sikkens and van Agtmael comment that drug pharmacokinetics can alter true treatment duration.1,2 Specifically, azithromycin has a long half-life in tissues.3… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic duration; reply azithromycin; treatment; short course ... See more keywords
Characteristics and impact of postoperative surgical site infection on increased antibiotic duration among patients with laryngocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.21037/tcr-22-2539
Abstract: Background Whether increased antibiotic duration is necessary for surgical site infection (SSI) in patients after neck surgery is unclear. We investigated the characteristics of SSI, and the impact of SSI on increased antibiotic duration among… read more here.
Keywords: ssi; infection; antibiotic duration; group ... See more keywords