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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2019; 7(14): 1825-1836
Published online Jul 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i14.1825
Published online Jul 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i14.1825
Table 1 Exclusion criteria for systematic literature review
Exclusion criteria |
No relation to OPAT |
No bacterial infections |
Only prophylactic antibiotic therapy |
No distinction between oral and parenteral outpatient antibiotic therapy |
Parenteral therapy with orally available antibiotics |
Non-English language publication |
No original study (e.g., comments, letters, etc.) |
Combination of IPAT and OPAT |
Only patients < 18 yr |
Case reports and case series with < 15 cases |
Poster-publications/Congress abstracts etc. |
“Specific infections” or tropical diseases |
Study protocols (without original clinical data) |
Simulations (without original clinical data) |
CME publications (without original clinical data) |
Non-peer-reviewed journals |
No full text available |
- Citation: Boese CK, Lechler P, Frink M, Hackl M, Eysel P, Ries C. Cost-analysis of inpatient and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in orthopaedics: A systematic literature review. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(14): 1825-1836
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v7/i14/1825.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i14.1825