Intravenous to Oral Stepdown Antibiotic Therapy: Another Cost-Effective Strategy in an Era of Shrinking Health Care Dollars
The rapid transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy in hospitalized patients is being catalyzed by the need to gain further efficiencies in health care delivery without Compromising patient cure. The successful transition to oral therapy reduces complication from intravenous access d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1994-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/587910 |