"Once more, with feeling": no difference in outcomes between patients discharged on oral versus intravenous antibiotics for orthopedic infections in a propensity score matched cohort at a US medical center.

Julie Gray Russell J Benefield Chanah K GallagherHeather CumminsLaura K Certain

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2024)

There were no appreciable differences in outcomes between patients discharged on PO compared to IV regimens. Antimicrobial stewardship interventions to increase prescribing of PO antibiotics for the treatment of orthopedic infections should be encouraged.

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