Partial oral treatment of endocarditis

Kasper Iversen, Nis Høst, Niels Eske Bruun, Hanne Elming, Bettina Pump, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Sabine Gill, Flemming Rosenvinge, Henrik Wiggers, Kurt Fuursted, Claus Holst-Hansen, Eva Korup, Henrik Carl Schønheyder, Christian Hassager, Dan Høfsten, Jannik Helweg Larsen, Claus Moser, Nikolaj Ihlemann, Henning Bundgaard

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Abstrakt

Guidelines for the treatment of left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) recommend 4 to 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Conversion from intravenous to oral antibiotics in clinically stabilized patients could reduce the side effects associated with intravenous treatment and shorten the length of hospital stay. Evidence supporting partial oral therapy as an alternative to the routinely recommended continued parenteral therapy is scarce, although observational data suggest that this strategy may be safe and effective.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftAmerican Heart Journal
Vol/bind165
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)116-22
Antal sider7
ISSN0002-8703
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2013

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