140
Views
37
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch therapy

A cost-effective approach

, MD
Pages 111-128 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015
 

PREVIEW

The single most important step in reducing hospital antibiotic costs is to initiate an intravenous-to-oral switch program. Conventional belief to the contrary, most infections can be treated orally with the same therapeutic effectiveness as when they are treated intravenously and with tremendous cost savings. Dr Cunha explains how.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.