Rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)

Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highli...

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Egile Nagusiak: Jessa R. Brenon (Egilea), Stephanie E. Shulder (Egilea), Sonal S. Munsiff (Egilea), Colleen M. Burgoyne (Egilea), Angela K. Nagel (Egilea), Kelly E. Pillinger (Egilea)
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Argitaratua: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Gaia:Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highlighting the need to re-evaluate regimens for de-escalation prior to discharge.
Alearen deskribapena:10.1017/ash.2021.204
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