Abstract Purpose of Review Antimicrobial stewardship within acute care is common and has
been expanding to outpatient areas. Some inpatient antimicrobial stewardship tactics apply …

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAThttp) programs have become an important
healthcare tool around the world. Portable elastomeric infusion pumps are functional …

In the past decade, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MDR-GN) bacterial
infections has increased significantly, leading to higher rates of morbidity and mortality …

Objective: To determine whether a structured OPAT program supervised by an infectious
disease physician and led by an OPAT nurse decreased hospital readmission rates and …

Background The belief that antibiotics must be administered intravenously (IV) to treat
bacteraemia and endocarditis has its origins 70 years ago and has engrained itself in the …

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs encompass a range of
healthcare processes aiming to treat infections at home, with the preferential use of the …

Background This study compared dalbavancin with standard of care (SOC) for patients with
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) who were unable to receive outpatient …

Background: The OVIVA trial suggests oral antibiotics are an alternative to intravenous
antibiotics to treat bone and joint infections (BJI). A shift in practice to treatment with oral …

Background Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Ceftriaxone is convenient for outpatient parenteral …

Background: Fosfomycin acts against aerobic Gram−/+ bacteria by blocking the synthesis of
peptidoglycan. Its use has been currently re-evaluated for intravenous administration for the …