Oral Fluoroquinolone or Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole vs ß-Lactams as Step-Down Therapy for Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Using published data, we sought to compare outcomes in patients transitioned to either oral fluoroquinolones (FQs) or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) vs ß-lactams (BLs) after an initial intravenous (IV) course for gram-negative rod (GNR) bacteremia. METHODS: We conducted a system...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Punjabi, Chitra, Tien, Vivian, Meng, Lina, Deresinski, Stan, Holubar, Marisa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6785705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31412127
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz364
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