Background Antimicrobial stewardship is advocated to improve the quality of antimicrobial
use. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether antimicrobial …

Background: A study was undertaken to determine whether a short course of antibiotic treatment
(⩽5 days) is as effective as the conventional longer treatment in acute exacerbations of …

… Lindeboom JA, Kuijper EJ, Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet ES, Lindeboom R., and Prins
JM 2007. Surgical excision versus antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacterial …

Importance A key factor in assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral
therapy (ART) as a prevention strategy is the absolute risk of HIV transmission through …

Background The level of evidence for HIV transmission risk through condomless sex in
serodifferent gay couples with the HIV-positive partner taking virally suppressive antiretroviral …

Background The choice of empirical antibiotic treatment for patients with clinically suspected
community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who are admitted to non–intensive care unit (ICU) …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of discontinuing treatment with amoxicillin after three
days or eight days in adults admitted to hospital with mild to moderate-severe community …

Aminoglycosides are usually given in two or three divided doses. A once-daily regimen
might be more effective and less toxic. We have conducted a randomised trial in consecutive …

Scope The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy constituted a multidisciplinary expert
committee to provide evidence-based recommendation for the use of antibacterial therapy in …

Background In adults with acute stroke, infections occur commonly and are associated with
an unfavourable functional outcome. In the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (PASS) we …