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Clinical Infectious Diseases · Observational Cohort Study · 2026-07-18
Important Confirmatory Evidence

Real-world outcomes of short-course therapy for uncomplicated Gram-negative bacteremia

Why it matters. Real-world signal consistent with the new RCT supporting shorter durations.

Study design

Design
Retrospective cohort
Population
Adults with Gram-negative bacteremia
Setting
Single health system, US
Sample size
n = 2,140
Intervention
Short-course (≤8 days)
Comparator
Long-course (>8 days)

Provenance

Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Source type
peer_reviewed
Content analyzed
abstract

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