Prevalence and predictors of oral to intravenous antibiotic switch among adult emergency department patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: a pilot, prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence and predictors of oral to intravenous antibiotic switch among adult emergency department (ED) patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs).

Design

Multicentre, pilot cohort study.

Setting

Three urban EDs in Dublin, Ireland.

Participants

Consecutive ED patients aged >16 years old with ABSSSIs between March 2015 and September 2016.

Intervention

Oral flucloxacillin 500 mg-1 g four times a day (alternative in penicillin allergy).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was to determine the prevalence and predictors of oral to intravenous antibiotic switch. Secondary outcomes were to determine the prevalence and predictors of receiving an extended course of oral anti

SUBMITTER: Quirke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature