Evaluation of the timing of switch from intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia during hospital admission: cohort study
A high overall switch rate of 87.4% was observed with a 68.2% early switch rate. Early switch was associated with shorter duration of hospital stay and antibiotic therapy. Reasons for not applying an early switch were underreported, and weekends served as significant barriers to an early switch.
Authors
- J.E. Nagtegaal
- Marc Polus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8968-0324)
- Rebeca Figueroa Diaz
- Eefje Jong
Institutions
- Meander Medisch Centrum (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2025-004673
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00