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Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 1, Page 198-209, January 2025.Abstract Aim To assess student nurses understanding and skills in the application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to practice. Design Quantitative. Methods Cross‐sectional survey. Results Five hundred and twenty three student nurses responded across 23 UK universities.
Molly Courtenay +22 more
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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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Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Introduction Pressure on NHS services necessitates implementation of innovative solutions to provide appropriate and cost‐effective care. This study evaluates the acceptability, feasibility and cost‐effectiveness of implementing home medication preparation and elastomeric device filling for the administration of intravenous antibiotics from the UK NHS ...
Stephanie Howard Wilsher +8 more
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Clinical Transplantation, Volume 38, Issue 7, July 2024.ABSTRACT Background Extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase–producing gram‐negative rods (ESBL‐GNR) are a rising cause of bacteremia in kidney transplant recipients (KT). The study purpose was to examine patient mortality, allograft survival, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at the end of 1 year, and readmission rates while looking at treatment ...
Madeleine S. Tilley +6 more
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AntibioticsOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is increasingly used to manage a broad range of infections, enabling patients to receive intravenous antibiotics safely outside inpatient settings.
Oyewole Christopher Durojaiye +2 more
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AntibioticsOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) aims to deliver intravenous antimicrobials to medically stable patients with complex infections outside of a hospital setting. There is good evidence to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of OPAT in the
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Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to human health. In the OPAT setting broad-spectrum once daily antimicrobials may be chosen in preference to other agents requiring multiple daily doses for reasons of convenience. The role and effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the Australian hospital-in-the-home (OPAT) setting ...
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Managing an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy team: challenges and solutions
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2014 Jenana Halilovic,1 Cinda L Christensen,2 Hien H Nguyen31University of the Pacific Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy, Stockton, CA, USA; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Services, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA; 3Division ...
Halilovic J, Christensen CL, Nguyen HH
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PharmaceuticsObjective: Given the increasing use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and the clinical challenges posed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of OPAT for the treatment of P ...
Paloma Suárez-Casillas +15 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyPurpose: Pharmacist-led initiatives providing optimization of medications during transitions of care (TOC) have shown to have a positive impact on prescribing practices and patient outcomes.
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