Complications associated with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1038-1043

  Le, Jennifer ^a,b   San Agustin, Michael ^b   Elvin A, Hernandez ^c   Tran, Tu T ^d   Adler Shohet, Felice C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MILLER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic adverse effects; Catheter related complications; Infections in children; Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT); Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CATHETERIZATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CALIFORNIA; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTPATIENTS; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952277758     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810374210     Document Type: Article

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