The New Antibiotic Mantra-"Shorter Is Better"

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3646

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. 2016 Sep 1;176(9):1254-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3646.

The New Antibiotic Mantra-"Shorter Is Better"

Brad Spellberg¹

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¹ Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles2Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3646

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The New Antibiotic Mantra-"Shorter Is Better"

Brad Spellberg. JAMA Intern Med. 2016.

. 2016 Sep 1;176(9):1254-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3646.

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Brad Spellberg¹

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¹ Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles2Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

PMID: 27455385
PMCID: PMC5233409
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3646

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1. Dunbar LM, Wunderink RG, Habib MP, et al. High-dose, short-course levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia: a new treatment paradigm. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37(6):752–760. - PubMed
1. Uranga A, España PP, Bilbao A, et al. Duration of antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter randomized clinical trial [published online July 25, 2016]. JAMA Internal Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3633. - PubMed
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[1] el Moussaoui R, de Borgie CA, van den Broek P, et al. Effectiveness of discontinuing antibiotic treatment after three days versus eight days in mild to moderate-severe community acquired pneumonia: randomised, double blind study. BMJ. 2006;332(7554):1355. - PMC - PubMed

[2] el Moussaoui R, de Borgie CA, van den Broek P, et al. Effectiveness of discontinuing antibiotic treatment after three days versus eight days in mild to moderate-severe community acquired pneumonia: randomised, double blind study. BMJ. 2006;332(7554):1355. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Dunbar LM, Wunderink RG, Habib MP, et al. High-dose, short-course levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia: a new treatment paradigm. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37(6):752–760. - PubMed

[4] Dunbar LM, Wunderink RG, Habib MP, et al. High-dose, short-course levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia: a new treatment paradigm. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37(6):752–760. - PubMed

[5] Uranga A, España PP, Bilbao A, et al. Duration of antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter randomized clinical trial [published online July 25, 2016]. JAMA Internal Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3633. - PubMed

[6] Uranga A, España PP, Bilbao A, et al. Duration of antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter randomized clinical trial [published online July 25, 2016]. JAMA Internal Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3633. - PubMed

[7] Rice LB. The Maxwell Finland Lecture: for the duration-rational antibiotic administration in an era of antimicrobial resistance and clostridium difficile. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46(4):491–496. - PubMed

[8] Rice LB. The Maxwell Finland Lecture: for the duration-rational antibiotic administration in an era of antimicrobial resistance and clostridium difficile. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46(4):491–496. - PubMed

[9] Meads M, Harris HW, Finland M, Wilcox C. Treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia with penicillin. N Engl J Med. 1945;232:747–755.

[10] Meads M, Harris HW, Finland M, Wilcox C. Treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia with penicillin. N Engl J Med. 1945;232:747–755.

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