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Overview of systematic reviews assessing the evidence for shorter versus longer duration antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections in secondary care.
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Our objective was to assess the clinical effectiveness of shorter versus longer duration antibiotics for treatment of bacterial infections in adults and children in secondary care settings, using the evidence from published systematic reviews. We conducted electronic searches in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and Cinahl. Our primary outcome was clinical resolution. The quality of included reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR criteria, and the quality of the evidence was rated using the GRADE cri...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Publisher's version
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0194858
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- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS One Journal website
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- e0194858
- Publication date:
- 2018-03-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-03-12
- DOI:
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1932-6203
- Pubs id:
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pubs:832167
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uri:4195b7f8-6b44-4bcc-a943-d5803e29f20b
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uuid:4195b7f8-6b44-4bcc-a943-d5803e29f20b
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- English
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- Onakpoya et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © 2018 Onakpoya et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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