Antimicrobial side effects present as adverse drug reactions involving one or more organ
systems. Although most antibiotics are safe considering their volume of use, some …

These good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
(OPAT) are an update to a previous consensus statement on OPAT in the UK published in …

A panel of experts was convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to
update the 2004 clinical practice guideline on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy …

These guidelines were formulated to assist physicians and other health care professionals
with various aspects of the administration of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy …

Objectives Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an effective treatment strategy
for a wide variety of infections as long as clinical risk is minimized by conforming to practice …

Background To better monitor patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
(OPAT), we need an improved understanding of risk factors for and timing of OPAT …

The rise in nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is a major public
health concern. Patients taking immunosuppressants or chemotherapeutics are naturally …

Purpose The paper summarizes the results of a scoping review that focused on the
occurrence of adverse events experienced by homecare patients. Data sources The …

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have become popular for long courses of
intravenously administration of antibiotics. Although these devices are generally regarded …

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is now a widely accepted and safe
therapeutic option for carefully selected patients. Benefits include cost savings and improved …