Less than 28 Days of Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment Is Sufficient for Suppurative Thrombophlebitis in Injection Drug Users | Zendy

Dominik Mertz | Zendy; B. Khanlari | Zendy; Nina Viktorin | Zendy; M. Battega | Zendy; Ursula Flückiger | Zendy

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Less than 28 Days of Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment Is Sufficient for Suppurative Thrombophlebitis in Injection Drug Users

Author(s) -

Dominik Mertz,

B. Khanlari,

Nina Viktorin,

M. Battega,

Ursula Flückiger

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/527445

Subject(s) - medicine , thrombophlebitis , intravenous therapy , intravenous antibiotics , antibiotics , intravenous drug , surgery , antibiotic therapy , drug , superficial thrombophlebitis , intravenous route , anesthesia , thrombosis , pharmacology , viral disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virus , virology

Data about the required duration of intravenous therapy for suppurative thrombophlebitis is lacking. Among 36 episodes of proven suppurative thrombophlebitis requiring hospital admission, no relapses occurred when treatment was given for >7 days intravenously and followed by oral therapy. A <4-week course of intravenous antibiotics may be sufficient.

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