Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring community hospitals.
Allison R. Tiemann +5 more
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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 ...
Monica V. Mahoney +5 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023 Optimal care of patients requiring long-term outpatient parenteral or oral antimicrobial therapy by infectious diseases (ID) specialists is facilitated by an accurate microbiologic diagnosis.
Priya Nori +7 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 Management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is complex, and incorporation of a pharmacist can improve outcomes. The creation of new clinical programs is often limited by staffing resources.
Alice N. Hemenway, Rebecca L. Stewart
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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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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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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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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 ...
A Gray +35 more
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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
Alexander, Bruce +9 more
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