Oral Flucloxacillin for Treating Osteomyelitis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Practice

Preiss, Helga; Kriechling, Philipp; Montrasio, Giulia; Huber, Tanja; Janssen, İmke; Moldovan, Andreea; Lipsky, Benjamin A.; Uçkay, İlker

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Oral Flucloxacillin for Treating Osteomyelitis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Practice

Helga Preiss, Philipp Kriechling, Giulia Montrasio, Tanja Huber, İmke Janssen, Andreea Moldovan, Benjamin A. Lipsky, and İlker Uçkay

Helga Preiss

Internal Medicine, Baden Hospital, Baden, Switzerland

Philipp Kriechling

Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

Giulia Montrasio

Internal Medicine, Baden Hospital, Baden, Switzerland

Tanja Huber

Hospital Pharmacy, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

İmke Janssen

Internal Medicine, Zollikerberg Hospital, Zollikon, Switzerland

Andreea Moldovan

Infectiology, St. Constantin Hospital, Braşov, Romania

Benjamin A. Lipsky

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

İlker Uçkay

Infectiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

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