TY - JOUR
T1 - Outpatient antimicrobial therapy for infective endocarditis is safe
AU - Rajaratnam, Dylan
AU - Rajaratnam, Rohan
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Infective endocarditis (IE) is common and is associated with significant mortality, morbidity and health care burden. Outpatient antimicrobial therapy in carefully selected patients, supported by a multidisciplinary team is safe and beneficial for both the patient and the health care system. In this article, we review current literature of outpatient antimicrobial therapy in infective endocarditis and propose that most patients with IE should be considered and appropriate pathways developed to facilitate this.
AB - Infective endocarditis (IE) is common and is associated with significant mortality, morbidity and health care burden. Outpatient antimicrobial therapy in carefully selected patients, supported by a multidisciplinary team is safe and beneficial for both the patient and the health care system. In this article, we review current literature of outpatient antimicrobial therapy in infective endocarditis and propose that most patients with IE should be considered and appropriate pathways developed to facilitate this.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:61661
U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.08.016
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.08.016
M3 - Article
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 30
SP - 207
EP - 215
JO - Heart , Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart , Lung and Circulation
IS - 2
ER -