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All articles tagged: Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95.6)

HealthDay 26 January at 03.54 PM

Oral Switch Noninferior for Low-Risk S. Aureus Bloodstream Infection

For patients with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bloodstream infection, early switch to oral antimicrobial therapy is noninferior to intravenous standard therapy, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.Achim J. Kaasch, M.D., from Otto von Guericke University