Open AccessBacteriostatic versus bactericidal antibiotics for patients with serious bacterial infections: systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Johannes Nemeth,
Gabriela Oesch,
Stefan P. Kuster
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku379
Subject(s) - medicine , tigecycline , linezolid , antibiotics , pneumonia , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , antimicrobial , clinical trial , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , genetics , bacteria , biology
Antibiotics are commonly classified into bactericidal and bacteriostatic agents based on their antimicrobial action. We aimed to assess whether this distinction is clinically relevant.
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