Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)
Authors:
MUDr. Marek Štefan; prof. MUDr. Ph.D. Michal Holub
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika infekčních nemocí 1. LF UK a ÚVN-VFN Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2016; 155: 131-134
Category:
Review Article
Overview
Traditionally, parenteral (i. e. intravenous) antimicrobial therapy has been used in inpatients with various bacterial infections. In recent decades there has been growing experience with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, mainly in the USA and western Europe. This article provides basic information on OPAT, based on available literature and the author´s experience on running OPAT service in the UK.
Keywords:
ambulatory care, intravenous antibiotics, cellulitis, bone and joint infection
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain managementArticle was published in
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