Early switch/early discharge opportunities for hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections in Brazil

Background: Early antibiotic switch and early discharge protocols have not been widely studied in Latin America. Our objective was to describe real-world treatment patterns, resource use, and estimate opportunities for early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics and early discharge for patient...

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Main Authors: Guilherme H. Furtado, Jaime Rocha, Ricardo Hayden, Caitlyn Solem, Cynthia Macahilig, Wing Yu Tang, Richard Chambers, Maria Lavínea Novis de Figueiredo, Courtney Johnson, Jennifer Stephens, Seema Haider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018310511