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1935. Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Nonagenarians [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018
BACKGROUND: Although OPAT is widely accepted practice for adults in the USA, the safety of OPAT in very old patients has not been examined before. METHODS: The Cleveland Clinic OPAT Registry was screened to identify patients aged 90 and above discharged from hospital on OPAT.
Blaskewicz, Caitlin, Gordon, Steven, Rehm, Susan J, Everett, Angela, Shrestha, Nabin   +4 more
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Experience and Insight Into Genetic Diagnosis of Infective Aortic Aneurysm

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Culture‐negative infected aneurysms possibly occur in various clinical situations, including prior antibiotic exposure. Accurate microbial identification is crucial for an optimal antimicrobial strategy. 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence analysis would provide a useful tool for precise bacterial identification.
Shinnosuke Fukushima, Hideharu Hagiya, Takumi Fujimori, Koji Iio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety, Efficacy and Direct/Indirect Cost Analysis of an Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study from Turkey

Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2023
Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is uncommon in Turkey and other developing countries, and its popularity has not increased at a satisfactory rate. We aimed to evaluate the direct and indirect cost analysis of an OPAT unit
Bahadır Orkun ÖZBAY, Aliye BAŞTUĞ, Ergün ÖKSÜZ, Hürrem BODUR   +3 more
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Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department. [PDF]

, 2008
Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital ...
Abrahamian, Fredrick M, Moran, Gregory J, Talan, David A   +2 more
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy practices among adult infectious disease physicians [PDF]

, 2014
Objective. To identify current outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy practice patterns and complications. Methods. We administered an 11-question survey to adult infectious disease physicians participating in the Emerging Infections Network (EIN), a ...
Babcock, Hilary M, Banerjee, Ritu, Beekman, Susan E, Hersh, Adam L, Lane, Michael A, Marschall, Jonas, Polgreen, Philip M   +6 more
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Pediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: An Update

Advances in Pediatrics, 2010
M any terms have been used to describe the delivery of antimicrobials (antiviral, antifungal, or antibacterial agents) to patients in the outpatient setting through the parenteral (ie, intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous) route, including outpatient intravenous antimicrobial therapy (OPIVAT), community-based parenteral anti-infective therapy ...
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Florida- Jacksonville West 8th Street, LRC-3, Pediatrics, L-13, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA ( host institution ), Maraqa, Nizar F., Rathore, Mobeen H.   +2 more
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Practice Guidelines for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF]

Journal of Infusion Nursing, 2004
These guidelines were formulated to assist physicians and other health care professionals with various aspects of the administration of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Although there are many reassuring retrospective studies on the efficacy and safety of OPAT, few prospective studies have been conducted to compare the risks and ...
Tice, Alan D., Rehm, Susan J., Dalovisio, Joseph R., Bradley, John S., Martinelli, Lawrence P., Graham, Donald R., Gainer, R. Brooks, Kunkel, Mark J., Yancey, Robert W., Williams, David N.   +9 more
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Evaluating Rational Drug Use in Developing Countries: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of Prescribing Patterns Against WHO Indicators in Pakistan and Yemen

Pharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 13, Issue 6, December 2025.
An Assessment of Prescribing Patterns Against WHO Indicators for Rational Medicine Use in Pakistan and Yemen. ABSTRACT The rational use of medications is essential for optimal healthcare delivery, especially in developing countries. This research delves into prescribing patterns within the healthcare system of Pakistan and Yemen against World Health ...
Amjad Khan, Ali Mohammed Ahmed Al‐Subari, Saima Mushtaq, Kiran Hameed, Sameen Abbas, Muhammad Iqbal, Yalin Dong, Weiyi Feng, Yu Fang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A data-driven financial justification for an outpatient infectious diseases pharmacist

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
We present a financial justification for an outpatient infectious diseases pharmacist, based on cost savings from decreases in length of stay for patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections and additional revenue generated by physicians and ...
Justin J. Kim, Laura N. Hernandez Guarin, Jonathan Contreras, Mary K. Hayden, Sarah Y. Won   +4 more
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Qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to healthcare engagement for people with injecting‐related invasive infections using a social ecological framework

Addiction, Volume 120, Issue 12, Page 2476-2488, December 2025.
Abstract Background and aims Injecting‐related bacterial infections are increasing in many countries. Systemic infections often require prolonged treatment. Evidence suggests that people who inject drugs who have invasive infections are less likely to complete antimicrobial treatment and have poorer outcomes than patients without a history of injecting
Lucy O. Attwood, Sophia E. Schroeder, Olga Vujovic, Andrew J. Stewardson, Joseph S. Doyle, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Samantha Colledge‐Frisby   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source