Recent Updates in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2021 Antimicrobial stewardship within acute care is common and has been expanding to outpatient areas. Some inpatient antimicrobial stewardship tactics apply to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy (COpAT) management, but differences do exist.OPAT/COpAT is a growing area of practice and research ...
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objective: In recent years, the use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has increased, resulting in the need to ensure its rational and adequate utilization.
Valéria Cassettari +2 more
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A qualitative study of patients’ feedback about Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) services in Northern England : implications for service improvement [PDF]
, 2018 Objective Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) provides opportunities for improved cost savings, but in the UK, implementation is patchy and a variety of service models are in use.
Czoski Murray, Carolyn J. +6 more
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Influence of real-world characteristics on outcomes for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal skin and soft tissue infections:a multi-country medical chart review in Europe [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Patient-related (demographic/disease) and treatment-related (drug/clinician/hospital) characteristics were evaluated as potential predictors of healthcare resource use and opportunities for early switch (ES) from intravenous (IV)-to-oral ...
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Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation and Antibiotic Use at Hospitals With and Without On-site Infectious Disease Specialists. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundMany US hospitals lack infectious disease (ID) specialists, which may hinder antibiotic stewardship efforts. We sought to compare patient-level antibiotic exposure at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals with and without an on-site ID
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Young Infants [PDF]
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2018 We examined clinical outcomes for 53 young infants (
Nathan M, Krah +6 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in Germany: a prospective cohort study protocol
BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) means intravenous administration of antibiotics outside the hospital. The antibiotics are administered at the patient’s home.
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Safety of Nurse- and Self-Administered Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
Antibiotics, 2020 This study aimed to compare and contrast the safety and efficacy of nurse- and self-administered paediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) models of care and to identify clinical factors associated with documented adverse events (AEs).
Shanthy Sriskandarajah +3 more
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Development and Implementation of a Pharmacist-managed Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose The development and implementation of a pharmacist-managed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program in a county teaching hospital are described.
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Risk factors for failure of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives: To identify risk factors for failure of outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis (IE). Patients and methods: We identified IE cases managed at a single centre over 12 years from a prospectively maintained database. ‘
Barr, D. A. +5 more
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