A randomised trial of home vs hospital intravenous antibiotic therapy in adults with infectious diseases

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Wolter, J M ^a   Cagney, R A ^a   McCormack, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Home therapy; Infection; Intravenous; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CELLULITIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG FEVER; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RIGOR; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342637160     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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