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Literature review and case report on the use of rezafungin for spondylodiscitis in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) setting [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Bone and joint infections secondary to Candida species are associated with high morbidity and mortality, requiring extended courses of antifungal therapy, with parenteral medications being first-line therapy. The reported use of antifungals in outpatient
A. J. Richards, A. J. Richards, A. Asif, M. Ivan, P. J. Lillie, P. J. Lillie, G. Barlow, G. Barlow, C. Walsh   +8 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Surgery Patients: A Comparison with Previous Standard of Care

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2013
BACKGROUND: Current literature reports that outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs improve cure rates, and reduce length of hospitalization and costs. OPAT programs are still relatively new in Canada.
Anjie Yang, Ron Fung, James Brunton, Linda Dresser   +3 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and antimicrobial stewardship: challenges and checklists [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2014
Abstract Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has become, for many countries, an established form of healthcare delivery. At the same time, there have been calls to ensure the prudent use of the existing antimicrobial armamentarium. For OPAT, this presents a dilemma.
M, Gilchrist, R A, Seaton
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THE STRATEGY OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY OF ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED PYELONEPHRITIS FROM THE POSITION OF ETIOLOGICAL DATA

Исследования и практика в медицине, 2015
:Acute pyelonephritis is one of the common diseases both in outpatient and in the hospital practice. The leading causative agent of this disease is E. coli.
A. D. Kaprin, A. A. Kostin, S. V. Popov
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Review of the first comprehensive outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program in a tertiary care hospital in Japan

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objectives: The infectious diseases team at Kameda Medical Center, Japan, implemented a new outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program in July 2012 and expanded the program with the support of home care services.
Ryota Hase, Yoshiaki Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Shunsuke Uno, Takahiro Mikawa, Daisuke Suzuki, Kiyoharu Muranaka, Naoto Hosokawa   +7 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Pediatric Patients

Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital
Objective: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been developed as an alternative approach to hospital stay for the effective treatment of infections requiring long-term therapy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes
Hıncal Özbakır, Deniz Ergün, Pelin Kaçar, Berna Kahraman Çetin, Arife Özer, Çağla Özbakır, Gizem Güner Özenen, Aybüke Akaslan Kara, Dilek Orbatu, Nuri Bayram, İlker Devrim   +10 more
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Pushing the agenda for intravenous push administration in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Intravenous push (IVP) antimicrobial administration refers to rapid bolus infusion of medication. This drug delivery method offers improved patient convenience, superior patient and nursing satisfaction, and cost savings when used in outpatient ...
Tanner M. Johnson, Leah C. Whitman Webster, Meera Mehta, Jessica E. Johnson, Nicolás Cortés-Penfield, Christina G. Rivera   +5 more
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practice in United Kingdom: A Single-center Experience

Oman Medical Journal, 2022
Objectives: This study sought to analyze the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services provided by a tertiary hospital, in terms of types and duration of antimicrobials administered, and assess whether these services were in line with ...
Damini Kesharwani, Anushruti Bista, Hardeep Singh, Ashwin Unnithan, Gautam Das, Sarah Bristoll, Nicki Lewis, Nadhim Alnoori   +7 more
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A review of evidence, antimicrobial stability, and feasibility considerations for OPAT continuous infusion

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been widely used in clinical practice for many decades because of its associated cost savings, reductions in inpatient hospital days, and decreases in hospital-associated infections.
Amy L. Van Abel, Lindsey M. Childs-Kean, Kelsey L. Jensen, Ryan P. Mynatt, Keenan L. Ryan, Christina G. Rivera   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Agents and Catheter Complications in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2018
ObjectivesDebate about whether certain antimicrobial agents traditionally considered vesicants increase the risk of catheter complications has led to uncertainty in venous catheter placement protocols. To understand whether patients requiring home‐based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) should receive peripheral catheters (e.g ...
Sara C. Keller, Kathryn Dzintars, Lisa A. Gorski, Deborah Williams, Sara E. Cosgrove   +4 more
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