Comparison of oral versus intravenous antimicrobial therapy for patients who were diagnosed with bloodstream infections due to Gram-negative bacilli after discharge from the emergency department: A retrospective analysis - PubMed

All of patients treated with oral antibiotics were alive at 30 days, but had a higher 90-day mortality compared to those given intravenous agents. The results were consistent after adjusting the potential confounders by using IPW. Given the overall low mortality in both groups after 90 days, even th…