Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections (OVIVA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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[2] Sariali E(2012)A financial analysis of revision hip arthroplasty: the economic burden in relation to the national tariff J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 94 619-23

[3] Mamoudy P(2015)Financial analysis of revision knee surgery based on NHS tariffs and hospital costs: does it pay to provide a revision service? Bone Joint J 97-B 197-201

[4] Vanhegan IS(2004)Osteomyelitis Lancet. 364 369-79

[5] Malik AK(2003)Management of infection associated with prosthetic joints Infection. 31 99-108

[6] Jayakumar P(2001)Management of nontuberculous infectious discitis. Treatments used in 110 patients admitted to 12 teaching hospitals in France Joint Bone Spine 68 504-9

[7] Ul Islam S(2006)Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia: multicentre randomised trial BMJ. 333 1193-43

[8] Haddad FS(2007)Antibiotic treatment for pyelonephritis in children: multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial BMJ. 335 386-90

[9] Kallala RF(2001)Oral cefixime is similar to continued intravenous antibiotics in the empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic children with cancer Clin Infect Dis. 32 36-76

[10] Vanhegan IS(2002)Linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections Clin Infect Dis. 34 1481-51

[1] Klouche S(2010)Total hip arthroplasty revision due to infection: a cost analysis approach Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 96 124-32

[2] Sariali E(2012)A financial analysis of revision hip arthroplasty: the economic burden in relation to the national tariff J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 94 619-23

[3] Mamoudy P(2015)Financial analysis of revision knee surgery based on NHS tariffs and hospital costs: does it pay to provide a revision service? Bone Joint J 97-B 197-201

[4] Vanhegan IS(2004)Osteomyelitis Lancet. 364 369-79

[5] Malik AK(2003)Management of infection associated with prosthetic joints Infection. 31 99-108

[6] Jayakumar P(2001)Management of nontuberculous infectious discitis. Treatments used in 110 patients admitted to 12 teaching hospitals in France Joint Bone Spine 68 504-9

[7] Ul Islam S(2006)Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia: multicentre randomised trial BMJ. 333 1193-43

[8] Haddad FS(2007)Antibiotic treatment for pyelonephritis in children: multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial BMJ. 335 386-90

[9] Kallala RF(2001)Oral cefixime is similar to continued intravenous antibiotics in the empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic children with cancer Clin Infect Dis. 32 36-76

[10] Vanhegan IS(2002)Linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections Clin Infect Dis. 34 1481-51