Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infections: the OVIVA non-inferiority RCT

RCT (n=1054) found oral antibiotic therapy non-inferior to IV therapy when used during first 6 weeks in treatment for bone/joint infection, as assessed by definitive treatment failure within 1 year of randomisation (14.62% IV vs 13.16% oral), challenging current standard of care
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