# #195 Antibiotic Duration & BALANCE Trial: Beyond Journal Club with NEJM Group

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Podcast: [Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/core-im-internal-medicine-podcast-60389)
Published: 2025-12-10T09:44:54+00:00
Episode link: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2025/12/10/antibiotic-duration-balance-trial-beyond-journal-club-with-nejm-group/
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## Resource

Antibiotic duration for bacteremia is something most of us learned by habit, not by trial data. In this episode, we walk through the BALANCE trial and use it as a lens to revisit how 1) host, 2) organism, and 3) source should guide treatment. When shorter really is enough, and when it isn’t? 🔹 Sponsor: Oakstone CME Use the code "CORE30" for 30% off: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/MKSAP 🔹 Transcript and Shownotes Timestamp (02:58) | Host, Organism, Source: The Core Framework Behind Duration (09:02) | How Evidence Shifted Practice (11:27) | The BALANCE Trial: Short-Course vs Standard-Course Therapy (18:55) | Where does this leave us? Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Infectious disease, Evidence-Based Medicine, Clinical Reasoning, Hospital Medicine, Medical Education Find the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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