Is Early Oral Antimicrobial Switch Useful for Less Critically Ill Adults with Community-Onset Bacteraemia in Emergency Departments?

• Main Authors: Ching-Chi Lee (Author), Po-Lin Chen (Author), Chih-Chia Hsieh (Author), Chao-Yung Yang (Author), Chih-Hao Lin (Author), Wen-Chien Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To compare prognoses and adverse events between bacteraemic patients in the emergency department (ED) who received an early antimicrobial IV-to-PO switch and those treated with late or no IV-to-PO switch, an 8-year multicentre cohort consisting of adults with community-onset bacteraemia was conducte...