Hematology

Shorter antibiotic course may not hurt outcomes in uncomplicated VRE bacteraemia

Antibiotic treatment for vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) bacteraemia lasting ≤9 days does not appear to be associated with worse outcomes than treatment lasting ≥10 days, according to a study. In this retrospective study, 219 adult patients with a positive blood culture who received a VRE-active antibiotic for at least 48 hours...