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Trends in Intravenous Antibiotic Duration for Urinary Tract Infections in Young Infants

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2017

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William W. Lewis-de los Angeles, Cary Thurm, Adam L. Hersh, Samir S. Shah, Michael J. Smith, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Sarah K. Parker, Jason G. Newland, Matthew P. Kronman, Brian Lee,
PEDIATRICS

Abstract

The proportion of infants ≤60 days old receiving long IV treatment decreased substantially from 2005 to 2015 without an increase in hospital readmissions. These findings support the safety of short-course IV antibiotic therapy for appropriately selected neonates.

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