title: [Duration of antimicrobial therapy].
abstract: The management of infectious diseases is always complex, not only because of its high incidence and mortality, but the difficulty of designing effective treatments that minimize the development of bacterial resistance in the clinical setting. One of the most important options is the reduction of exposure to antibiotic treatment, optimizing by desescalation and shortening the duration of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Juan Pasquau Liaño, Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. jpasquau@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pasquau
authors.forename: Mayra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matesanz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents