Rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)

Rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)

Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2021-01, Vol.1 (1), p.e36-e36, Article e36
Hauptverfasser: Brenon, Jessa R., Shulder, Stephanie E., Munsiff, Sonal S., Burgoyne, Colleen M., Nagel, Angela K., Pillinger, Kelly E.
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Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Concise Communication
Disease prevention
Infections
Intravenous therapy
Patients
Penicillin
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Zusammenfassung:Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highlighting the need to re-evaluate regimens for de-escalation prior to discharge.
ISSN:2732-494X
2732-494X
DOI:10.1017/ash.2021.204