Cost-effectiveness of oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in patients with bone and joint infection: evidence from a non-inferiority trial [version 4; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Bone and joint infections are becoming increasingly common and are usually treated with surgery and a course of intravenous antibiotics. However, there is no evidence to support the superiority of intravenous therapy and there is a growing body of literature showing that oral therapy is...

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Main Authors: Nicola McMeekin, Claudia Geue, Andrew Briggs, Ines Rombach, Ho Kwong Li, Philip Bejon, Martin McNally, Bridget L. Atkins, Jamie Ferguson, Matthew Scarborough, OVIVA collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-01-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-108/v4