Reply to comments: duration of antimicrobial therapy for Gram-negative bacteremia secondary to urinary source of infection

Majdi N Al-Hasan^{1

2}, Avery N Nelson³, Julie Ann Justo^{4

5}, Helmut Albrecht^{3

6}, Joseph Kohn⁵, P Brandon Bookstaver^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Suite 502, Columbia, SC, 29203, USA. majdi.alhasan@uscmed.sc.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Palmetto Health USC Medical Group, Columbia, SC, USA. majdi.alhasan@uscmed.sc.edu.
³ University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Suite 502, Columbia, SC, 29203, USA.
⁴ Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacy, Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Palmetto Health USC Medical Group, Columbia, SC, USA.

Comment

Majdi N Al-Hasan et al. Infection. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;46(2):283-284.

doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1123-7. Epub 2018 Feb 7.

Majdi N Al-Hasan^{1

2}, Avery N Nelson³, Julie Ann Justo^{4

5}, Helmut Albrecht^{3

6}, Joseph Kohn⁵, P Brandon Bookstaver^{4

5}

¹ University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Suite 502, Columbia, SC, 29203, USA. majdi.alhasan@uscmed.sc.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Palmetto Health USC Medical Group, Columbia, SC, USA. majdi.alhasan@uscmed.sc.edu.
³ University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Suite 502, Columbia, SC, 29203, USA.
⁴ Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacy, Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Palmetto Health USC Medical Group, Columbia, SC, USA.

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Comment on

Optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy for uncomplicated Gram-negative bloodstream infections.
Nelson AN, Justo JA, Bookstaver PB, Kohn J, Albrecht H, Al-Hasan MN. Nelson AN, et al. Infection. 2017 Oct;45(5):613-620. doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1020-5. Epub 2017 May 6. Infection. 2017. PMID: 28478600
Is bacteremia the decisive factor for the duration of antimicrobial therapy in bacteremic urinary tract infections?
Karakonstantis S, Korela D, Kalemaki D. Karakonstantis S, et al. Infection. 2018 Apr;46(2):281-282. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1114-8. Epub 2018 Jan 16. Infection. 2018. PMID: 29340995 No abstract available.