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

• Autores principales: Jessa R. Brenon (Autor), Stephanie E. Shulder (Autor), Sonal S. Munsiff (Autor), Colleen M. Burgoyne (Autor), Angela K. Nagel (Autor), Kelly E. Pillinger (Autor)
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• Publicado: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...