Evaluation of duration of antibiotic therapy across hospitals in Scotland including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic: a segmented interrupted time series analysis.
Amanj Baker KurdiNiketa PlattAidan MorrisonEuan ProudKaren GronkowskiTanja MuellerR Andrew SeatonWilliam MalcolmMarion BenniePublished in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2023)
No evidence for prolonged duration of therapy were observed, even during COVID-19 pandemic. The duration of IV therapy was relatively short, suggesting timely clinical review and consideration of IV to oral switch. Longer duration of therapy was observed among older patients.
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