Duration of outpatient antibiotic therapy for common outpatient infections, 2017

King, Laura M.; Hersh, Adam L.; Hicks, Lauri A.; Fleming-Dutra, Katherine E.

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1404

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Duration of outpatient antibiotic therapy for common outpatient infections, 2017

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5 18 2021 ; 5-18-
By King, Laura M. ; Hersh, Adam L. ; Hicks, Lauri A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1404
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Alternative Title:

Clin Infect Dis
Personal Author:

King, Laura M. ; Hersh, Adam L. ; Hicks, Lauri A. ; Fleming-Dutra, Katherine E.
Description:

Our objective was to describe the duration of antibiotic therapy for the management of common outpatient conditions. The median duration of antibiotic courses for most common conditions, except for acute cystitis, was 10 days, in many cases exceeding guideline-recommended durations.
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Clin Infect Dis. 72(10):e663-e666
Pubmed ID:

32936884
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8018335
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
Volume:

72
Issue:

10
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104819/cdc_104819_DS1.pdf
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