Is Long-term Oral Therapy for Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections Ready for Prime Time?

Jessica Seidelman^{1

2}, Daniel J Sexton^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
² Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Editorial

Jessica Seidelman et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2589-e2591.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa981.

Jessica Seidelman^{1

2}, Daniel J Sexton^{1

2}

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
² Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: bone and joint infections; oral therapy; osteomyelitis; treatment.

Comment on

Clinical Experience of Implementing Oral Versus Intravenous Antibiotics (OVIVA) in a Specialist Orthopedic Hospital.
Azamgarhi T, Shah A, Warren S. Azamgarhi T, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2582-e2588. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa985. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 32926108