@article{895cdac9b84c47a38c5ef08f923e1ae9,
title = "Partial oral treatment of endocarditis",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Administration, Oral, Adult, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Injections, Intravenous, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome",
author = "Kasper Iversen and Nis H{\o}st and Bruun, {Niels Eske} and Hanne Elming and Bettina Pump and Christensen, {Jens J{\o}rgen} and Sabine Gill and Flemming Rosenvinge and Henrik Wiggers and Kurt Fuursted and Claus Holst-Hansen and Eva Korup and Sch{\o}nheyder, {Henrik Carl} and Christian Hassager and Dan H{\o}fsten and Larsen, {Jannik Helweg} and Claus Moser and Nikolaj Ihlemann and Henning Bundgaard",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1016/j.ahj.2012.11.006",
language = "English",
volume = "165",
pages = "116--22",
journal = "American Heart Journal",
issn = "0002-8703",
publisher = "Mosby, Inc.",
number = "2",
}