… of antibiotics can facilitate antibiotic resistance and is associated with adverse neonatal
outcomes. We studied the association between duration of antibiotic therapy and short-term …

… Twenty-three per cent of the patients presented a short-term unfavourable outcome. … as a
documented antibiotic therapy was associated with an unfavourable short-term outcome (p = …

… We defined short-term treatment as that required for skin and soft-tissue infections or similar
… to heal or transition to oral antibiotics. We defined long-term treatment as that required for …

… 65 received shortterm therapy and 43 were given long-term therapy. Outcome … -term antibiotic
therapy defined as greater than 2 weeks did not appear to be superior to short-term therapy…

… Increasing age was associated with a decreased risk of non-adherence, in accordance
with other studies regarding short-term antibiotic therapy [4] and several chronic conditions [17, …

… that serial doses of intramuscular antibiotic administered on an … of short-term outpatient
peripheral IV antibiotic therapy for … of providing 2 doses of IV antibiotic, separated by 24 hours, …

… intravenous antibiotic therapy for a period of 7 to 10 days. … was admitted for parenteral
antibiotic treatment in our short-stay unit … Our short-stay unit is a fast track 26-bed unit attended by …

… Short-duration intermittent infusion is the norm for concentration-dependent antibiotics (eg, …
However, infusion modalities should be maximized for timedependent antibiotics (beta-…

… For example, mild impetigo affecting a small area of skin can be treated by short-term topical
antibiotic preparations. Choice of oral or iv therapy will depend on the drug levels required …

… Six patients were excluded because they became febrile within 8 hours of operation and
required immediate antibiotic therapy. A total of 182 patients remained in the study. Study data …