Early shift to oral antibiotic treatment for pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (SAVE): study protocol for an open label, non-inferiority, nation-wide randomized controlled clinical trial

Puntos clave

• To evaluate the effectiveness of an early shift to oral antibiotic treatment for patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.
• Open label design
• Nation-wide randomized controlled trial
• Non-inferiority approach to compare treatment outcomes
• Expected to assess the safety and efficacy of early antibiotic treatment
• Aim to show similar outcomes compared to traditional methods of treatment