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7d vs 14d of Antibiotics in Afebrile Men with UTI

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Another trial suggests that two weeks of treatment performed similarly to 4 weeks (Ulleryd, 2003). Other studies in afebrile men with UTI have been observational and suggested that longer-duration therapy was not associated with any benefit (Ulleryd, 2003).

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

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1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. New England Journal of Medicine 2003 , 348 (18), 1786-1795. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al. O’Connor, P. Management of Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra020617. (2)

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