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Daptomycin > 6 mg/kg/day as salvage therapy in patients with complex bone and joint infection: cohort study in a regional reference center [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Even if daptomycin does not have approval for the treatment of bone and joint infections (BJI), the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines propose this antibiotic as alternative therapy for prosthetic joint infection.
Ader, Florence, Chidiac, Christian, Ferry, Tristan, Gagnieu, Marie-Claude, Group, The Lyon Bji Study, KARSENTY, Judith, LAURENT, Fréderic, LUSTIG, Sebastien, Martha, Benoit, Perpoint, Thomas, ROUX, Sandrine, VALOUR, Florent   +11 more
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Simplified antibiotic regimens for the management of clinically diagnosed severe infections in newborns and young infants in first-level facilities in Karachi, Pakistan: study design for an outpatient randomized controlled equivalence trial. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Infection in young infants is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-middle income countries, with high neonatal mortality rates.
Ahmed, Imran, Baloch, Benazir, Cousens, Simon, Jehan, Fyezah, Karimi, Khairunnissa, Kazi, Momin, Rehman, Hamidur, Sultana, Shazia, Tikmani, Shiyam Sundar, Zaidi, Anita KM   +9 more
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Evaluation of serial erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein monitoring in infectious disease outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy patients

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Of 313 patients whose outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy was managed by an ID physician, only 39 [12.5%, 95% CI (8.8%–16.1%)] had clinical decisions influenced by erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), or both.
Katarina Jackson, John J. Veillette, Jared Olson, Allan M. Seibert, Brandon J. Webb   +4 more
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Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria:Report of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Healthcare Infection Society/British Infection Association Joint Working Party [PDF]

, 2018
The Working Party makes more than 100 tabulated recommendations in antimicrobial prescribing for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) and suggest further research, and algorithms for hospital and ...
Enoch, David A, Hawkey, Peter M, Livermore, David M, McNulty, Cliodna A M, Otter, Jonathan A, Warren, Roderic E, Wilson, A Peter R   +6 more
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The diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis. [PDF]

, 2010
The syndrome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) consists of chronic bronchitis (CB), bronchiectasis, emphysema, and reversible airway disease that combine uniquely in an individual patient.
Albertson, Timothy E, Chan, Andrew L, Louie, Samuel   +2 more
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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2016
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe and effective alternative to hospitalization for many patients with infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to describe the OPAT experience at a Canadian tertiary academic centre ...
Marie Yan, Marion Elligsen, Andrew E. Simor, Nick Daneman   +3 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy with ceftriaxone for acute tonsillopharyngitis: efficacy, patient satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and safety

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2015
Samah Al Alawi,1 Somaya Abdulkarim,1 Hazem Elhennawy,1 Anwar Al-Mansoor,2 Ahmed Al Ansari3,4,5 1Department of Family Medicine, 2Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, 3Training and Education Department, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Riffa, 4Arabian ...
Al Alawi S, Abdulkarim S, Elhennawy H, Al-Mansoor A, Al Ansari A   +4 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for orthopedic infections – a successful public healthcare experience in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Treatment of orthopedic infections usually requires prolonged antimicrobial therapy, ranging from 14 days up to 6 months. Nowadays, rising levels of antimicrobial resistance demands parenteral therapy for many patients.
Priscila Rosalba Oliveira, Cassia da Silva Felix, Vladimir Cordeiro de Carvalho, Arlete Mazzini Giovani, Rosangela Suarti dos Reis, Marisa Beraldo, Edmir Peralta Albuquerque, Walter Cintra Ferreira, Junior, Jorge dos Santos Silva, Ana Lucia Lei Lima   +9 more
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Health and Economic Burden of Post-Partum Staphylococcus aureus Breast Abscess [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: To determine the health and economic burdens of post-partum Staphylococcus aureus breast abscess. Study design We conducted a matched cohort study (N = 216) in a population of pregnant women (N = 32,770) who delivered at our center during the
Baldini, Linda M., Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Gold, Howard S., Golen, Toni H., Lee, Grace M., Wright, Sharon B.   +5 more
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Glycopeptide resistance among coagulase- negative staphylococci that cause bacteremia: epidemiological and clinical findings from a case-control study [PDF]

, 2001
A 1-year prospective case-control study (ratio of control patients to case patients, 3:1) was performed to assess the incidence, risk factors, and genotypic patterns of bacteremia caused by glycopeptide-resistant coagulasenegative staphylococci (CoNS ...
Bettio, Manola, Cauda, Roberto, De Gaetano Donati, Katleen, Fadda, Giovanni, Leone, Fiammetta, Sechi, Leonardo Antonio, Spanu, Teresa, Tacconelli, Evelina, Tumbarello, Mario, Zanetti, Stefania Anna Lucia   +9 more
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