Partial oral treatment of endocarditis
- Iversen, Kasper
- Høst, Nis
- Bruun, Niels Eske
- Elming, Hanne
- Pump, Bettina
- Christensen, Jens Jørgen
- Gill, Sabine
- Rosenvinge, Flemming
- Wiggers, Henrik
- Fuursted, Kurt
- Holst-Hansen, Claus
- Korup, Eva
- Schønheyder, Henrik Carl
- Hassager, Christian
- Høfsten, Dan
- Larsen, Jannik Helweg
- Moser, Claus
- Ihlemann, Nikolaj
- Bundgaard, Henning
DOIAbstract
Guidelines for the treatment of left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) recommend 4 to 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Conversion from intravenous to oral antibiotics in clinically stabilized patients could reduce the side effects associated with intravenous treatment and shorten the length of hospital stay. Evidence supporting partial oral therapy as an alternative to the routinely recommended continued parenteral therapy is scarce, although observational data suggest that this strategy may be safe and effective
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