OriginalAntibioticoterapia intravenosa domiciliaria en el tratamiento de las infecciones causadas por microorganismos multirresistentesHome intravenous antimicrobial therapy in multi-drug resistant microorganism infections

Background Although home intravenous antimicrobial infusion therapy (HIVAIT) has proved its safety and efficacy in a great number of common infections, there are few published studies about its role in the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant microorganisms. Our objectives are to study clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with multi-drug resistant microorganism infections treated with HIVAIT, and its usefulness in this type of infections.