A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofac242

. 2022 May 9;9(7):ofac242.

doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242. eCollection 2022 Jul.

A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
⁴ University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases and Immunology Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
⁷ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
⁸ Department of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
⁹ Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center; Allergy and Infectious Disease Division, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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PMCID: PMC9277647
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242

A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021

Christina G Rivera et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022.

. 2022 May 9;9(7):ofac242.

doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
⁴ University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases and Immunology Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
⁷ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
⁸ Department of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
⁹ Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center; Allergy and Infectious Disease Division, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 35855003
PMCID: PMC9277647
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242

Abstract

As outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) becomes more common, it may be difficult to stay current with recent related publications. A group of multidisciplinary OPAT clinicians reviewed and ranked all OPAT publications published in 2021. This article provides a high-level summary of the OPAT manuscripts that were voted the "top 10" publications of 2021.

Keywords: COpAT; OPAT; outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.

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GOAT score. Abbreviation: GOAT, Grading Outcomes–based research in Antimicrobial Therapy.

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Selection of articles. Abbreviation: Grading Outcomes–based research in Antimicrobial Therapy.

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References

1. Norris AH, Shrestha NK, Allison GM, et al. 2018 Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline for the management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:e1–35. - PubMed
1. Shah AB, Norris AH, eds. Handbook of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. CRG Publishing and Infectious Diseases Society of America; 2016. Available at: https://www.idsociety.org/globalassets/bb-complexpages/idsa/opat-ehandbo.... Accessed 22 June 2021.
1. Seaton RA, Ritchie ND, Robb F, Stewart L, White B, Vallance C. From ‘OPAT’ to ‘COpAT’: implications of the OVIVA study for ambulatory management of bone and joint infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 74:2119–21. - PubMed
1. Azamgarhi T, Shah A, Warren S. Clinical experience of implementing oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in a specialist orthopedic hospital. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e2582–8. - PubMed
1. Bernard L, Arvieux C, Brunschweiler B, et al. Antibiotic therapy for 6 or 12 weeks for prosthetic joint infection. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:1991–2001. - PubMed

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[1] Norris AH, Shrestha NK, Allison GM, et al. 2018 Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline for the management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:e1–35. - PubMed

[2] Norris AH, Shrestha NK, Allison GM, et al. 2018 Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline for the management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:e1–35. - PubMed

[3] Shah AB, Norris AH, eds. Handbook of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. CRG Publishing and Infectious Diseases Society of America; 2016. Available at: https://www.idsociety.org/globalassets/bb-complexpages/idsa/opat-ehandbo.... Accessed 22 June 2021.

[4] Shah AB, Norris AH, eds. Handbook of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. CRG Publishing and Infectious Diseases Society of America; 2016. Available at: https://www.idsociety.org/globalassets/bb-complexpages/idsa/opat-ehandbo.... Accessed 22 June 2021.

[5] Seaton RA, Ritchie ND, Robb F, Stewart L, White B, Vallance C. From ‘OPAT’ to ‘COpAT’: implications of the OVIVA study for ambulatory management of bone and joint infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 74:2119–21. - PubMed

[6] Seaton RA, Ritchie ND, Robb F, Stewart L, White B, Vallance C. From ‘OPAT’ to ‘COpAT’: implications of the OVIVA study for ambulatory management of bone and joint infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 74:2119–21. - PubMed

[7] Azamgarhi T, Shah A, Warren S. Clinical experience of implementing oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in a specialist orthopedic hospital. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e2582–8. - PubMed

[8] Azamgarhi T, Shah A, Warren S. Clinical experience of implementing oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in a specialist orthopedic hospital. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e2582–8. - PubMed

[9] Bernard L, Arvieux C, Brunschweiler B, et al. Antibiotic therapy for 6 or 12 weeks for prosthetic joint infection. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:1991–2001. - PubMed

[10] Bernard L, Arvieux C, Brunschweiler B, et al. Antibiotic therapy for 6 or 12 weeks for prosthetic joint infection. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:1991–2001. - PubMed

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