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. 2022 May 9;9(7):ofac242.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac242. eCollection 2022 Jul.

A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021

Christina G Rivera  1 , Alison M Beieler  2 , Lindsey M Childs-Kean  3 , Nicolás Cortés-Penfield  4 , Ann-Marie Idusuyi  5 , Sara C Keller  6 , Nipunie S Rajapakse  7 , Keenan L Ryan  8 , Leah H Yoke  9 , Monica V Mahoney  10
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A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021

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

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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Figure 1.
GOAT score. Abbreviation: GOAT, Grading Outcomes–based research in Antimicrobial Therapy.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Selection of articles. Abbreviation: Grading Outcomes–based research in Antimicrobial Therapy.
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