Seven days of antibiotics were as good as 14 for gram-negative bacteremia
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Two-week antibiotic courses have been considered standard care for most patients with bacteremia who do not have sepsis or an untreated primary source (e.g. endocarditis). No good evidence ever supported the practice, which was supported mainly by retrospective data in patients with sepsis. A new study suggests that treating gram-negative bacteremia for seven days is equally effective as 14 days of treatment, if resolution of sepsis and source control are both present.
Seven days of antibiotics were as good as 14 for gram-negative bacteremia
Seven days of antibiotics were as good as 14…
Seven days of antibiotics were as good as 14 for gram-negative bacteremia
Two-week antibiotic courses have been considered standard care for most patients with bacteremia who do not have sepsis or an untreated primary source (e.g. endocarditis). No good evidence ever supported the practice, which was supported mainly by retrospective data in patients with sepsis. A new study suggests that treating gram-negative bacteremia for seven days is equally effective as 14 days of treatment, if resolution of sepsis and source control are both present.
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