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

REBEL EM

A prospective randomized study of inpatient iv. Thorax 2007; 62(12): 1102-6. Jump start those antibiotics so the patient will get better faster. What The Evidence Says: Many medical professionals believe that IV antibiotics are superior to oral antibiotics. 1997; 24(3):457-67. PMID: 9114201 Siegel RE et al. 1996; 110(4):965-71.

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