Infectious Disease Team Review Using Antibiotic Switch and Discharge Criteria Shortens the Duration of Intravenous Antibiotic: A Single-Center Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Thailand.

Thanyarak WongkamhlaBuddharat Khan-AsaSasima TongsaiNasikarn Angkasekwinai

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

Infectious disease team review using checklist criteria did not result in a shorter duration of IV-ATB and LOS in overall patients. Further study is needed to determine whether faster culture turnaround time or advanced testing will reduce the duration of IV-ATB therapy.

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