Journal article
Estimating daily antibiotic harms: an umbrella review with individual study meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence supporting the efficacy of shorter courses of antibiotic therapy for common infections. However, the risks of prolonged antibiotic duration are underappreciated.
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incremental daily risk of antibiotic-associated harms.
Authors
Curran J; Lo J; Leung V; Brown K; Schwartz KL; Daneman N; Garber G; Wu JHC; Langford BJ
Journal
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 479–490
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.cmi.2021.10.022
ISSN
1198-743X