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1923. OPAT or No-PAT? Evaluation of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Patients Receiving Daptomycin or Ertapenem for “Ease of Administration”

BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) allows for long-course intravenous treatment of infections without lengthy hospital stays. Upon discharge, antimicrobial therapy may be broadened to ertapenem or daptomycin for “ease” of once-daily administration. Patients requiring subs...

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Autores principales: Britt, Rachel S, Lasalvia, Mary T, Padival, Simi, Patel, Parth V, McCoy, Christopher, Mahoney, Monica V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252856/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1579