Switch therapy in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Tigecycline vs. Levofloxacin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Switch therapy is a management approach combining early discontinuation of intravenous (IV) antibiotics, switch to oral antibiotics, and early hospital discharge. This analysis compares switch therapy using tigecycline versus levoflo...

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Main Authors: Ramirez Julio A, Cooper Angel C, Wiemken Timothy, Gardiner David, Babinchak Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/159