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Design and protocol of the Buprenorphine plus Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (B-OPAT) study: a randomized clinical trial of integrated outpatient treatment of opioid use disorder and severe, injection-related infections

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Introduction: A marked increase in hospitalizations for severe, injection-related infections (SIRI) has been associated with the opioid epidemic. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is typically not offered to persons with opioid use disorder
Laura C. Fanucchi, Sean M. Murphy, Hilary Surratt, Shashi N. Kapadia, Sharon L. Walsh, James A. Grubbs, Alice C. Thornton, Paul Nuzzo, Michelle R. Lofwall   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Intravenous Antifungal therapy be safely used in the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) setting? [PDF]

, 2019
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is an established treatment option for patients with a variety of infections who require a period of intravenous therapy, are clinically stable, and do not require continuous monitoring.
Kenny, Claire, Muldoon, Eavan G., Rae, Nikolas   +2 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for aortic vascular graft infection; a five-year retrospective evaluation

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives An estimated 1% of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) devices become infected, carrying a high mortality rate. Surgical explantation is recommended and prognosis is guarded. This retrospective cohort analysis focuses on the role of outpatient
Niamh Allen, Mohamed Adam, Grace O’Regan, Aoife Seery, Cora McNally, Samuel McConkey, Aisling Brown, Eoghan de Barra   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

OUT-PATIENT ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY UNIT IN UNIVERSITI MALAYA: THE EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTRE IN THE KLANG VALLEY

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: The Out-Patient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) is a form of Antimicrobial Stewardship that is now widely-practise throughout the world. However, in Malaysia, this has just only begun to take root and the OPAT in Universiti Malaya (UM) has
G.J. Tan, S. Ponnampalavanar
doaj   +1 more source

The ground state of a spin-1/2 neutral particle with anomalous magnetic moment in a Aharonov-Casher configuration [PDF]

, 1999
We determine the (bound) ground state of a spin 1/2 chargless particle with anomalous magnetic moment in certain Aharonov-Casher configurations. We recast the description of the system in a supersymmetric form.
Akiyama N., Cimmino A., Cimmino A., L Roa, Roy B., S Bruce, Williams W. G.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in a renal transplant population: A single-center experience

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2015
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a well-established method in medical specialties. Its use in renal transplant recipients has not been thoroughly explored. No guidelines within this patient subset exist.
Jade Harrison, Mohammad Ayaz Hossain, Mohamed Morsy, Abbas Ghazanfar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community IntraVenous Antibiotic Study (CIVAS): protocol for an evaluation of patient preferences for and cost-effectiveness of community intravenous antibiotic services [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is used to treat a wide range of infections, and is common practice in countries such as the USA and Australia.
Ben-Akiva, Bernard, Bliemer, Brennan, Caro, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Chapman, Coast, de Bekker-Grob, de Bekker-Grob, Dixon-Woods, Drummond, Esposito, Fenwick, Halilovic, Hensher, Hess, Hess, Howden, Jones, Kaltenthaler, Lanscar, Nathwani, Paladino, Rehm, Ritchie, Strauss, Strong, Tice, Torok, Train, Willis   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Being ‘at-home’ on OPAT: A qualitative study of parents' experiences of paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT):Being ‘at-home’ on OPAT [PDF]

, 2019
Objective To better understand the factors that facilitate and hinder a positive experience of paediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Design Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
Bracken, Louise, Carrol, Enitan, CARTER, BERNIE, Fisher-Smith, Debra, Lane, Steven, Peak, Matthew, Porter, David, Taylor-Robinson, David   +7 more
core   +1 more source

483. OPAT Delivery during COVID-19 [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020
Abstract Background In 2020, COVID-19 spurred unprecedented change in the delivery of routine clinical care. The UNC OPAT program staff, previously accustomed to in-person collaboration in the hospital, became geographically distant amid North Carolina’s partial shutdown starting in March 2020.
Swartwood, Michael J, Boerneke, Renae A, Kinlaw, Alan C, Mavrogiorgos, Nikolaos, Marx, Ashley, Ciccone, Emily J, Schranz, Asher J, Bowman, Mary C, Farel, Claire E   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Does comorbidity index predict OPAT readmission?

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2023
Abstract Objectives To determine if the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) is an accurate predictor of unplanned readmissions for patients using outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. Methods Retrospective analysis
Stubbs, Ryan D, Shorten, Robert J, Benedetto, Valerio, Muir, Alison   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources