Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for <i>Escherichia coli</i> Bacteremia in Infants Without Cerebrospinal Fluid Evaluation.
While the optimal duration of therapy for infants with <i>E coli</i> bacteremia without CSF evaluation requires further evaluation, our data suggest that infants should receive antibiotic therapy for at least 14 days and that longer durations (21 days) can be considered.
Authors
- Veeral N. Tolia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6841-4862)
- Anjalee Hou
- Ashley Stark
- Kanecia O Zimmerman
- Daniel K Benjamin
- Melissa Campbell
- Jeffrey Faulkner
- Angelique E Boutzoukas
- Daniel K Benjamin
- Rachel G Greenberg
- Ryan Benjamin
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
- Mednax (United States) (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Comer Children's Hospital (US)
- Clemson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5863/jppt-25-00156
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00