Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in a teaching hospital-based practice: A retrospective cohort study describing experience and evolution over 10 years

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 407-413

  Barr, D A ^a   Semple, L ^a   Seaton, R A ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Infection management; Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT); Service development

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DAPTOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANEMIA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BONE INFECTION; CHILL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TOXICITY; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEPHROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT PERENTERAL ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; SYPHILIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREND STUDY; TYPHOID FEVER; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84859434169     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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