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Safety and Effectiveness of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in the Aged Population

BACKGROUND: The aged population (≥75 years) have multiple comorbidities and are at increased risk of adverse events associated with intravenous antimicrobial therapy. Hospitalization (hosp) occurs frequently. This group presents challenges for site of care and reimbursement, which may be met with pr...

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Autores principales: Van Anglen, Lucinda J, Mandel, Richard M, Nathan, Ramesh V, Krinsky, Andrew H, Luu, Quyen, Bacon, Alfred E, Baker, H Barry, Schroeder, Claudia P, Couch, Kimberly A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631271/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.785