Partial oral antibiotic treatment for bacterial brain abscess: an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial (ORAL)

Partial oral antibiotic treatment for bacterial brain abscess: an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial (ORAL)

Abstract Background The advised standard treatment for bacterial brain abscess following surgery is 6 to 8 weeks of intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment, but an early switch to oral antibiotic treatment has been suggested to be equally effective. Methods This investigator-initiated, international,...

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Main Authors: Jacob Bodilsen, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek, Pierre Tattevin, Steven Tong, Pontus Naucler, Henrik Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Brain abscess
Cerebral abscess
Treatment
Randomized controlled trial
Non-inferiority
Antibiotics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05783-8

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