Title: Commentary: How Much is Too Much: The Role of Oral Antibiotics Following Completion of Intravenous Therapy for Infective Endocarditis
Abstract: Despite concerns over the morbidity and mortality of recurrent endocarditis, the addition of oral antibiotics after completion of intravenous therapy had no effect on outcomes after valve surgery. The Effect of Adjunctive Antibiotic Oral Therapy on the Recurrence of Infective Endocarditis After Valve SurgeriesSeminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryVol. 33Issue 3PreviewAdjunctive oral antibiotics following intravenous antibiotics are administered after valve surgery in some patients with active infective endocarditis (IE); however, little is known about their efficacy. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of adjunctive antibiotic oral therapy after IE surgeries. Between 2009 and 2017, 585 patients underwent valve surgery for left-sided active IE at 14 hospitals. Patients who died during hospitalization or transferred with intravenous antibiotics were excluded. Of the remaining 460 patients, 239 were treated with oral antibiotics at discharge (group O) and 221 did not take the oral antibiotic (group N). Full-Text PDF
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-11-07
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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