7-day antibiotic therapy is noninferior to 14-day therapy in afebrile men with urinary tract infection
1. A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial found that there were no significant differences between afebrile men treated for 7 days ...
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#VisualAbstract: Shorter antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infection caused worse outcomes
1. A six-week antibiotic therapy was not shown to be non-inferior to a 12-week antibiotic therapy for patients with confirmed ...
Shorter antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infection caused worse outcomes
1. A six-week antibiotic therapy was not shown to be non-inferior to a 12-week antibiotic therapy for patients with confirmed ...
#VisualAbstract: Tendon injuries associated with fluoroquinolone use in adolescents are extremely rare
1. In a large retrospective cohort study, adolescents prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics were at a slightly increased risk of experiencing tendinitis ...
Delayed antibiotic prescribing is a safe and effective for respiratory tract infections in a community setting
1. There was no difference in follow-up symptom severity between patients who received immediate or delayed antibiotics for respiratory tract ...
3 days of β-lactam therapy is non-inferior to 8 days of therapy among patients with community-acquired pneumonia
1. Cure at 15 days occurred in 77% of patients in the placebo (3-day therapy) group compared to 68% of ...
#VisualAbstract: Short-course antimicrobial therapy effective for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia
1. Five-day treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in children was comparable to standard, 10-day treatment. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Community-acquired pneumonia ...
#VisualAbstract: Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia
1. In this retrospective cohort study, excess days of antibiotic treatment were not associated with reduced adverse outcomes. 2. Patients ...
Excess antibiotic use for pneumonia associated with increase adverse events
1. In this retrospective cohort study, excess days of antibiotic treatment were not associated with reduced adverse outcomes. 2. Patients ...
Low risk allergy symptoms not linked to true penicillin allergy
1. 100% of children with low-risk symptoms such as rash and itching were negative for true penicillin allergies after 3-tier ...