Article: Evidence for intravenous antibiotic therapy in the community.(clinical update)

Article: Warren L. Balinsky's report urging Medicare reimbursement for ...
PR Newswire;  November 26, 1986 ;     700+ words ... ... extending coverage for home intravenous antibiotic therapy, according to Warren ... cover hospital-based intravenous antibiotic therapy were extended to include ... coverage for home-based intravenous antibiotic therapy. Furthermore, he ...

Article: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: not so ...
Southern Medical Journal;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Stiver HG, Telford GO, Mossey GM, et al. Intravenous antibiotic therapy at home. Annal Internal Med 1978;89:690 ... Poretz DM, Eron LJ, Goldenberg RI, et al. Intravenous antibiotic therapy in an outpatient setting. JAMA 1982;248 ...

Article: Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy-What's the ...
Infectious Disease Alert;  April 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... effects of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Am J Med 1999;106:44 ... patients received more than one intravenous antibiotic. Vancomycin was the most ... adverse effects as intravenous antibiotic therapy in the hospital. Complications ...

Article: Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy--What's ...
Infectious Disease Alert;  April 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... effects of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Am J Med 1999;106:44 ... patients received more than one intravenous antibiotic. Vancomycin was the most ... adverse effects as intravenous antibiotic therapy in the hospital. Complications ...

Article: Complicated appendicitis: Is there a minimum intravenous ...
The American Surgeon;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... required minimum intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy, often 7 days or greater, without ... alone dictated the duration of IV antibiotic therapy. Clinical criteria for discontinuing ... leukocytosis to support discontinuance of IV antibiotic therapy. We elected to administer unless ...

Article: New Survey Reveals Common, Low-Cost Antibiotic ...
PR Newswire;  February 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... revealing that safe and cost-effective antibiotic therapy can have a clear and dramatic impact ... According to the survey respondents, antibiotic therapy has demonstrated benefits over traditional ... rheumatic patients are turning to antibiotic therapy to successfully manage their ...

Article: Blood Cultures Taken During the First 72 Hours of ...
Infectious Disease Alert;  May 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Taken During the First 72 Hours of Antibiotic Therapy Are a Waste of Time and Money Abstract ... first 72 hours after institution of antibiotic therapy. Source: Grace CJ, et al. Usefulness ... hospitalized patients who are receiving antibiotic therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32:1651 ...