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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

REBEL EM

Clinical Scenario: A 45-year-old woman with hypertension presents with a productive cough and fever. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. A prospective randomized study of inpatient iv. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). O2 Sat 99% on RA, RR 18.

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