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Treatment of Various Infections in an Outpatient Practice by Intramuscular Ceftriaxone: Home Parenteral Therapy
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1989
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Klebsiella PneumoniaeAntimicrobial ChemotherapyVarious InfectionsDrug ResistanceAntimicrobial StewardshipHealthcare-associated InfectionSepsisLong Half-lifeInfection ControlIntramuscular CeftriaxoneAnti-infective AgentsAntimicrobial ResistanceHome Parenteral TherapyHealth SciencesMedicineBroad-spectrum Third-generation CephalosporinClinical MicrobiologyAntibioticsClinical InfectionOutpatient Practice
Ceftriaxone, a broad-spectrum third-generation cephalosporin with a long half-life, was administered intramuscularly to 23 outpatients who had a variety of infectious diseases. Cure was achieved in 21 of the patients (91%). The results of this study indicate that ceftriaxone is an effective and well-tolerated antimicrobial agent when administered intramuscularly to outpatients with various infections.