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European Journal of Neurology, Volume 33, Issue S1, June 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs for pediatric patients: A systematic review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objective: The aim of this study is to guide other investigators in designing and implementing an appropriate pediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program in healthcare settings.
Pablo Ciudad-Gutiérrez, Paloma Suárez-Casillas, Laura Herrera-Hidalgo, Marta Mejías-Trueba, María José Muñoz-Vilches, Olaf Neth, Marta Moleón-Ruiz, Flora López-González, María Victoria Gil-Navarro, Ana Belén Guisado-Gil   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes According to Discharge Location for Persons Who Inject Drugs Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

, 2018
Background: Opioid use disorder poses a significant public health risk. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) suffer from high mortality and morbidity secondary to serious infectious diseases, often requiring prolonged courses of outpatient parenteral ...
Justin Alves, Sandra B Nelson, Wakeman, Sarah, Robbins, Gregory, Helen T D’Couto, D’Couto, Helen T, Kevin L Ard, Ard, Kevin, Gregory K Robbins, Sarah E Wakeman, Alves, Justin, Nelson, Sandra   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in a Safety Net Hospital: Opportunities for Improvement

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe and cost-effective transitional care approach administered via different delivery models. No standards exist for appropriate OPAT program staffing.
Rory Bouzigard, Mark Arnold, Sithembiso S Msibi, Jacob K Player, Norman S. Mang, Brenton C. Hall, Joseph Su, Michael A. Lane, T. Perl, L. Castellino   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Making a case for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its negative impact on both acute and elective care and decline in available inpatient resources, there is an imperative to maximize safe and effective alternatives to inpatient hospital care.
R. Seaton, M. Gilchrist
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review of antimicrobial stability testing guidance for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programmes: is it time for global harmonization of testing frameworks?

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial stability is an important consideration for treatment planning and service delivery in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programmes.
Saiyuri Naicker, J. Roberts, Vesa Cheng, S. Parker, R. Seaton, M. Gilchrist, F. Sime   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2013
Kevin B Laupland, Louis Valiquette
doaj   +1 more source

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and antibiotic stewardship: opponents or teammates?

, 2019
PURPOSE: This narrative review aims to describe barriers of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at home (OPAT), potentially compromising general standards of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) and facilitators of OPAT for ABS.
Peetermans, Willy E., Derdelinckx, Inge, Spriet, Isabel, Van Eldere, Johan, Quintens, Charlotte, Steffens, Ester, Schuermans, Annette   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Patient-reported outcome measures in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program: a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open
Objectives To evaluate the improvements in the mean Short Form-36 (SF-36) score (95% CI) from predischarge to postdischarge among prospective participants of a Swiss Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) programme using Patient Reported ...
A. Burch, B. Ledergerber, Martin Ringer, A. Zinkernagel, N. Eberhard, M. B. Kaelin, Barbara Hasse   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Stability and Investigating Target Attainment of Benzylpenicillin in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: Insights from In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluations

Antibiotics
Background/Objective: Narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics such as benzylpenicillin and flucloxacillin are increasingly used in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs to mitigate the adverse effects associated with broad-spectrum ...
Katharina M Rentsch, Nina Khanna, Delia Halbeisen, M. Osthoff   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source