Pills as good as injections to treat bone and joint infections paper finds

Pills as good as injections to treat bone and joint infections, paper finds

03:53 EST 31 Jan 2019 | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Pills are just as effective as intravenous (IV) injections in tackling bone infections, a study led by Oxford-based researchers has found. The findings, published on 30 January in The New England Journal of Medicine, challenge the long-held belief that injections into the vein are the best way to give antibiotics for bone and joint infections, ... Read more

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