TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infective Endocarditis A1 - Veverka, Angie A1 - Odle, Brian L. A1 - Kyle, Jeffrey A. A2 - DiPiro, Joseph T. A2 - Talbert, Robert L. A2 - Yee, Gary C. A2 - Matzke, Gary R. A2 - Wells, Barbara G. A2 - Posey, L. Michael Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 10e AB - Content UpdateJan. 30, 2019Partial Oral Treatment of Bacterial Infective Endocarditis: Effectiveness of oral treatment for infective endocarditis (IE) has been investigated since the 1940s. Retrospective observational studies and few small randomized trials have suggested promising results with certain highly bioavailable oral regimens. “The Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis” or “POET” trial randomized 400 adult patients with left-sided IE to either continued IV treatment or conversion to oral therapy. Difference in the composite efficacy end point between groups met the study’s non-inferiority criteria (3.1%; 95% confidence interval, -3.4 to 9.6; P = 0.40). The average patient in the POET trial may look quite different from the typical IE patient in many US hospitals. Pathogen, oral antibiotic choice, and individual patient characteristics should be considered when assessing potential candidates for partial oral therapy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160945000 ER -