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Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in hospitalized patients with infections: a 6-month prospective study.
Pharmacotherapy 1997
We assessed what percentage of hospitalized patients treated with intravenous antibiotics would be candidates for early switch to oral therapy, and evaluated the clinical outcomes of patients after the switch. All hospitalized patients in whom an intravenous antibiotic was prescribed for treatment of an infection were prospectively screened to identify candidates for switch in therapy. Of the 655 patients treated with intravenous antibiotics, 300 (46%) were candidates for a switch, and the change was implemented in 262 (40%). Of the 171 evaluable patients, the switch was associated with clinical cure in 167 (98%) and failure in 4 (2%). In hospitalized patients with infections, the duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy can be minimized with early switch to oral therapy. This practice is associated with good patient outcome.
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