Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center
| Title: | Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center |
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| Authors: | McDonough, Molly; Yarrington, Michael; Funaro, Jason; Shroba, Jenny; Dicks, Kristen |
| Source: | Open Forum Infectious Diseases ; volume 13, issue 3 ; ISSN 2328-8957 |
| Publisher Information: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: | 2026 |
| Description: | Our infectious diseases (ID) clinic began a clinic-initiated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (CI-OPAT) program to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits or inpatient admissions. In this single-center retrospective case series, we describe the treatment of 59 outpatients with CI-OPAT with low rates of complications. These findings suggest that CI-OPAT programs can be safe and effective. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ofid/ofag105 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ofid/ofag105/67202511/ofag105.pdf |
| Availability: | https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag105; https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag105/67202511/ofag105.pdf; https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/13/3/ofag105/67202511/ofag105.pdf |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.D5D70139 |
| Database: | BASE |