Oral vs Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Right Sided Endocarditis

Flexner, Charles W.

Abstract

This study is a Johns Hopkins Hospital Housestaff study to compare the efficacy and efficiency of treating (R) sided endocarditis with oral antibiotics versus the standard 28 day inpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy presently accepted as the standard treatment.

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• Type: General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
• Project #: 5M01RR000035-32
• Application #: 3847413
• Support Year: 32
• Fiscal Year: 1992

Institution

• Name: Johns Hopkins University
• DUNS #: 045911138
• City: Baltimore
• State: MD
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 21218

Publications

Kullmann, F Aura; Katofiasc, M; Thor, K B et al. (2017) Pharmacodynamic evaluation of Lys5, MeLeu9, Nle10-NKA(4-10) prokinetic effects on bladder and colon activity in acute spinal cord transected and spinally intact rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 390:163-173

Mercadante, Courtney J; Herrera, Carolina; Pettiglio, Michael A et al. (2016) The effect of high dose oral manganese exposure on copper, iron and zinc levels in rats. Biometals 29:417-22

Doria-Rose, V Paul; Marcus, Pamela M; Miller, Anthony B et al. (2010) Does the source of death information affect cancer screening efficacy results? A study of the use of mortality review versus death certificates in four randomized trials. Clin Trials 7:69-77

Doria-Rose, V Paul; Marcus, Pamela M; Szabo, Eva et al. (2009) Randomized controlled trials of the efficacy of lung cancer screening by sputum cytology revisited: a combined mortality analysis from the Johns Hopkins Lung Project and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Lung Study. Cancer 115:5007-17

Holbrook, Janet T; Jabs, Douglas A; Weinberg, David V et al. (2003) Visual loss in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome before widespread availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Arch Ophthalmol 121:99-107

Martin, B K; Kaplan Gilpin, A M; Jabs, D A et al. (2001) Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of general and disease-specific quality of life measures in a clinical trial for cytomegalovirus retinitis. J Clin Epidemiol 54:376-86

Becker, D M; Tuggle, M B; Prentice, M F (2001) Building a gateway to promote cardiovascular health research in African American communities: lessons and findings from the field. Am J Med Sci 322:276-81

Holbrook, J T; Meinert, C L; Jabs, D A et al. (2001) Patient notification and follow-up after suspension of treatment protocols. experience from four clinical trials of treatments for AIDS-related CMV retinitis. Control Clin Trials 22:62-8

Kral, B G; Becker, L C; Yook, R M et al. (2001) Racial differences in low-density lipoprotein particle size in families at high risk for premature coronary heart disease. Ethn Dis 11:325-37

Becker, D M; Tuggle, M B; Prentice, M F (2001) Building a gateway to promote cardiovascular health research in African-American communities: lessons and findings from the field. Am J Med Sci 322:288-93