| Literature DB >> 32393495 |
Thomas L Holland1,2.
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a complicated, high-risk disease. For selected low-risk SAB, the role of oral antibiotic stepdown therapy is unknown. Bupha-Intr et al. report a retrospective cohort of low-risk SAB patients who did well with a short duration of intravenous antibiotics, followed by an additional ∼10 days of oral antibiotics, primarily using beta-lactams. Prospective trials will help further define the efficacy of this approach.Entities:
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; bloodstream infections
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32393495 PMCID: PMC7317999 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00317-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191