Comment on: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): Is it safe for selected patients to self-administer at home? A retrospective analysis of a large cohort over 13 years [6]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 226-227

  Ingram, P R ^a,b   Sulaiman, Z ^a   Chua, A ^a   Fisher, D A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complications; H OPAT; Home intravenous therapy; S OPAT; Self administration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ERTAPENEM; METICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INFECTION; OUTPATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SKILL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 37549000542     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm449     Document Type: Letter

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