Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?
REBEL EM
JANUARY 9, 2024
What The Evidence Says: Many medical professionals believe that IV antibiotics are superior to oral antibiotics. A prospective randomized study of inpatient iv. Thorax 2007; 62(12): 1102-6. What Your Gut Says: Give the first dose IV! Jump start those antibiotics so the patient will get better faster. 1997; 24(3):457-67.
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