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Safety and Effectiveness of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in the Aged Population [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2017
Abstract Background The aged population (≥75 years) have multiple comorbidities and are at increased risk of adverse events associated with intravenous antimicrobial therapy. Hospitalization (hosp) occurs frequently.
Van Anglen, Lucinda J, Mandel, Richard M, Nathan, Ramesh V, Krinsky, Andrew H, Luu, Quyen, Bacon, Alfred E, Baker, H Barry, Schroeder, Claudia P, Couch, Kimberly A   +8 more
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Operational and data-integrity limitations of a system-wide Epic OPAT order set: a three-year cohort analysis

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
We evaluated an Epic-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) order set to assess its impact on clinical workflows and analytics. Free text, missing structured fields, and lack of microbiology linkage made it difficult to track care ...
M. Yasser Alsafadi, Shivani Patel, Natalie Finch, Shemual Tsai, Wesley Hoffmann   +4 more
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Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): An e-survey of the experiences of parents and clinicians.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundLittle evidence exists about parental satisfaction and their influence on referral to paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).AimThis study aimed to examine the experiences of parents, children and clinicians of OPAT at a ...
Bernie Carter, Debra Fisher-Smith, David Porter, Steven Lane, Matthew Peak, David Taylor-Robinson, Louise Bracken, Enitan D Carrol   +7 more
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Zoonotic Streptococcus canis Bacteremia Following a Dog Scratch in an Elderly Patient With a Nonconditional Pacemaker

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Streptococcus canis is a β‐hemolytic Group G streptococcus commonly found in the microbiome of dogs and cats and is an uncommon cause of invasive human infection. Although typically regarded as a veterinary pathogen, S. canis has been reported to cause bacteremia, endocarditis, and other severe infections in humans, particularly in older adults with ...
Kamel Alachraf, Patrick Trouten, Jessica Thayer, Larry M. Bush   +3 more
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Implementation of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program in the contemporary health care system: A narrative review of the evidence

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program has become an established clinical practice globally, though its implementation varies across jurisdictions. This review explores the implementation of OPAT within contemporary healthcare systems.
Solomon Ahmed Mohammed, Natasha Roberts, David Nicolás, Sean Unwin, Menino Cotta, Jason A. Roberts, Fekade B. Sime   +6 more
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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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Safety and feasibility of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for patients with spinal infection

Scientific Reports, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a cost-effective method of administering intravenous antimicrobial therapy. Although OPAT is well established in the UK and US healthcare systems, few centres in Europe perform it.
Fatma Kilinc, Matthias Setzer, Bedjan Behmanesh, Daniel Jussen, Florian Gessler, Fee Keil, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Johanna Kessel, Marcus Czabanka, Vincent Prinz   +9 more
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Evaluate the Effectiveness of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program in Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study

Antibiotics, 2022
(1) Background: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is a well-established and cost-effective measure that improves the efficient use of healthcare resources and increases bed availability.
Haneen J. Al Shareef, Adnan Al Harbi, Yasser Alatawi, Ahmed Aljabri, Mohammed A. Al-Ghanmi, Mohammed S. Alzahrani, Majed Ahmed Algarni, Attiah Khobrani, Abdul Haseeb, Faisal AlSenani, Mahmoud E. Elrggal   +10 more
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A Review of β‐Lactamase Inhibitors in Clinical Use and Development: Mechanisms, Spectrum, and Therapeutic Applications

International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
β‐Lactam antibiotics have long served as a cornerstone for treating bacterial infections. However, their widespread and often indiscriminate use has fueled the emergence of multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative pathogens, primarily through the production and dissemination of β‐lactamase enzymes.
Mohammad Javad Roustaye Gourabi, Anita Nikoo, Bita Khanbabaei, Masoud Kargar, Amirhossein Fayyazi, Seyyed Mohammad Javad Mousavi, Amirhossein Aghdaee, Ali Hashemi, Javad Yasbolaghi Sharahi, Swaran J. S. Flora   +9 more
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Abstract Supplement

Pulmonary Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
 
Marzia Folegani, Semonti Nandi
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