The Short versus Long Antibiotic Course for Pleural Infection Management (SLIM) randomised controlled open-label trial

Introduction Based on expert opinion, the length of antibiotic treatment for pleural infection in adults is typically recommended to be a minimum of 4 weeks. This clinical trial aimed to assess whether shorter antibiotic courses lead to more treatment failures than standard longer courses. Methods I...

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Main Authors: Maged Hassan, Mohamed Gad-Allah, Basma El-Shaarawy, Asmaa M. El-Shazly, Cyrus Daneshvar, Ahmed S. Sadaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2023-04-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/2/00635-2022.full