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. 2022 Mar 24;11(3):115-118.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab127.

A National Survey of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Practices

Louise E Vaz  1 , Kimberly K Felder  1 , Jason G Newland  2 , Adam L Hersh  3 , Nipunie S Rajapakse  4 , Zachary I Willis  5 , Ritu Banerjee  6 , Jeffrey S Gerber  7 , Hayden T Schwenk  8 , Marie E Wang  8
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A National Survey of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Practices

Louise E Vaz et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

We conducted a national survey of pediatric infectious diseases (ID) clinicians on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) practices and post-discharge ID follow-up. Only 15% of sites required ID consultation for all OPAT. ID division resources for post-discharge care varied. Opportunities exist to increase ID involvement in post-discharge management of serious infections.

Keywords: OPAT; antimicrobial stewardship; outpatient ID.

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