Home and hospital intravenous therapy for two acute infections: An early study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Montalto, M ^a,b   Dunt, D ^b  

^a PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital in the home; Intravenous therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030894126     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00908.x     Document Type: Article

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