Do you routinely use oral antibiotics for treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis?

Speaking specifically to my clinical practice, it is very dependent on the individual patient--more or less if they can do the IV/OPAT situation, and what happened with surgery, and what organism; also, are they coming to you outpatient vs inpatient? IDSA guidelines (from 2015) still endorse IV. It ...

Generally, if there is an option based on susceptibility for use of PO agents in vertebral osteomyelitis, I think it is reasonable to use orals, but not all oral antibiotics are created equally, and there is not always an appropriate oral choice. I would choose carefully based on oral bioavailabilit...