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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 15;69(9):1476-1479.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1134.

Short-course Antibiotic Therapy-Replacing Constantine Units With "Shorter Is Better"

Noah Wald-Dickler  1   2 , Brad Spellberg  1   2
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Editorial

Short-course Antibiotic Therapy-Replacing Constantine Units With "Shorter Is Better"

Noah Wald-Dickler et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic stewardship; durations of therapy; short-course therapy.

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  • Short-course Antibiotic Therapy: A Bespoke Approach Is Required.
    Hughes S, Kamranpour P, Gibani MM, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Hughes S, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 10;70(8):1793-1794. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz711. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32274513 No abstract available.
  • Reply to Hughes et al.
    Fernandez-Lazaro CI, Langford BJ, Schwartz KL. Fernandez-Lazaro CI, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 10;70(8):1795-1796. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz713. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32274515 No abstract available.
  • Reply to Hughes et al.
    Spellberg B, Wald-Dickler N. Spellberg B, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 10;70(8):1794-1795. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz712. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32274516 No abstract available.

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