Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: The Vancouver Hospital experience

Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: The Vancouver Hospital experience

From June 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997, 334 patients at the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) were referred to and screened for, outpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy. One hundred and ninety were accepted, 107 of whom were cared for under the VHHSC program and 83 of whom were...

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Main Authors:	Grant Stiver, Amy Wai, Lynne Chase, Luciana Frighetto, Carlo Marra, Peter Jewessen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:	Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/912402

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